What IS MY PHILOSOPHY?

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At Dyslexia PowerUp, I follow a clear, step-by-step intervention cycle that has the following components:

Assessment:

This is the most important step that will assist in assessing and identifying your child's current functioning levels in the different language areas such as phonological awareness, phonics, reading, spelling, writing, handwriting and sight vocabulary, etc. The choice of assessments used and the duration needed to administer these assessments will be based on the information you provide in the Parent Intake form and may vary for each child. The results of these assessments will provide the pre-data required to identify your child's learning needs, the target areas for intervention and help create an individualized support plan for your child. It will also be used to determine the frequency and duration of sessions that your child will require. 

Consultation: 

As parents, you will have the opportunity to have an initial free consultation to share pertinent information and a follow-up consultation to gain understanding about your child's needs. I will discuss the results of the assessment and the next steps in the process. You will receive the Parent Policy Handbook should you decide to move forward and commit to providing support for your child. 

Program Planning:

Based on your child's unique profile of strengths and needs, the specific skills and concepts will be identified and taught in the lessons. The intervention periods are in 8 or 12-week cycles, depending on your child's learning needs. 

Implementation:

The lessons delivered follow a structured and systematic format with several parts such as phonemic awareness, a review of a previously taught concept, visual drill, auditory drill, blending drill, the introduction of a new concept, spelling, handwriting, sight word, reading and writing. The content of each lesson may differ, depending on your child's learning needs.  

Progress Monitoring & Review: 

Progress monitoring & review is ongoing and provides quick and frequent opportunities to custom design lessons to support your child's specific needs. Due to the prescriptive and diagnostic approach, immediate error analysis is given, with plenty of review, practice, repetition, and application. At the end of the intervention period, a reassessment of the targeted skills will be used to track progress. This will be followed by a progress review consultation meeting to discuss your child's progress, next steps, and recommendations. It will be scheduled every 8 to 12 weeks and can vary depending on the child's targets and needs. This will lead back to program planning and implementation in the intervention cycle.