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We are excited to announce a 2nd location in SOUTH ATLANTA area. Please stay tuned for further details re: open enrollment!

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We are excited to announce a 2nd location in SOUTH ATLANTA area. Please stay tuned for further details re: open enrollment!

Why Handwriting Is Still Essential in the Keyboard Age? Virginia Berninger, a professor of educational psychology at the University of Washington and the lead author on the study, said that evidence from this and other studies suggests that handwriting forming letters engages the mind, and that can help children pay attention to written language. It's a fact:... Research shows that handwriting is a foundational skill that can influence student’s reading, writing, language use, and critical thinking (Saperstein Associates 2012). When children practice printing by hand, their neural activity is far more enhanced and adult-like (Bounds 2010). Research states that learning how to write by hand is a necessary motor exercise (Saperstein Associates 2012; James and Gauthier 2006; James 2012; Berninger 2012). Children consistently do better writing with a pen. They write more and they write faster (Berninger 2009). At Speech Assessment Center, our educational specialists are highly trained in Handwriting Without Tears. An evidence based program that draws from years of research to provide developmentally appropriate, multisensory tools and strategies for your classroom. http://well.blogs.nytimes.com//why-handwriting-is-still-/

Working Memory: What it is and how it works Working memory is an ability that allows us to work with information. It helps us learn and perform even basic tasks. It is like a temporary sticky note in our brain. It holds new information in place so the brain can work with it briefly and perhaps connect it with other information. Most kids with learning and attention issues have trouble with this vital function. That’s especially true of kids with executive functioning issues ...and ADHD. If you think your child may have trouble with working memory, it’s important to find out if that’s really the case. A full evaluation can determine why your child is struggling. Contact us at Speech Assessment Center and learn how we can help you or your child! https://www.understood.org//working-memory-what-it-is-and-

Our literacy and math specialists use the best research-based programs to help students overcome dyslexia, dysgraphia, ADHD and working memory deficits. We use specialized multi-sensory programs to provide students with the tools to become effective learners. Speech Assessment Center provides one-on-one reading tutoring in the heart of Atlanta. Our office is located in Atlantic Station. We also work with students worldwide via online teletherapy.

Signs of Dyslexia The earliest signs of dyslexia in pre-school-age children are a lack of understanding of rhyme and difficulty learning the alphabet. Other traits common in dyslexics include:... Co-occuring conditions of dysgraphia (SLD in writing), dyscalculia (SLD in math), other learning difficulties, and/or AD(H)D Difficulties with organization, time management, and sequencing of events, difficulties with reading comprehension, anxiety and depression resulting from shame or blame for not being a good reader, ability to think outside the box, in 3-D, or in a more creative way than non-dyslexics. With proper training, a dyslexic can learn to re-wire their brain and use it more efficiently for reading and spelling. Orton-Gillingham instruction was specifically developed for this purpose. At the Speech Assessment Center we provide one-on-one tutoring in Atlanta, GA. We also provide our services with people worldwild via online teletherapy.