by MC | Mar 23, 2020 | art, Assessments, diagnosis, dyslexia, homeschool, music, reading
I’ve been a local resident of San Gabriel for over forty years. In the late 1990s, I had two small children in school, one in first and one in third. I was a mom who helped in both their kinder and first grades. That year I was helping in Laura’s first-grade class. I...
by MC | Aug 28, 2019 | art, Assessments, diagnosis, dyslexia, homeschool, music, reading, Uncategorized
By Dr. Marianne Cintron 8/26/2019 What helps dyslexic students read at the most rapid rate? There are some programs that take years for students to make year by year progress. And now universities are creating program for teachers to be trained over a three -year...
by MC | Aug 7, 2019 | art, Assessments, diagnosis, dyslexia, homeschool, music, reading
I was seeking someone to assess a student for dyslexia but had a very difficult time. Who is accepted by schools to assess for dyslexia? Where are these experts hiding? I have assessed students before as a Special Education teacher, not for dyslexia, but for auditory...
by MC | Jul 15, 2019 | art, Assessments, diagnosis, dyslexia, homeschool, music
Therapists will discuss the many parts of the brain which work together to build the neuropathways to help kids read. But I never hear anyone talk about the left and right angular gyruses. This is how music can really impact the brain and rewire the dyslexic brain to...
by MC | May 29, 2019 | art, Assessments, diagnosis, dyslexia, homeschool, music, reading
Being very familiar with the brain parts called the left and right angular gyruses, I was surprised to learn from several presenters on language acquisition, that our brain was not created to read. Reading began in the late 1800s-1900s. It’s brain evolution! And...
by Marianne | May 25, 2019 | art, Assessments, diagnosis, dyslexia, homeschool, music
The research says, “Yes!” Your child needs to understand his or her brain just learns differently and that they are smart! They are not lazy or dumb! This helps your child’s self-esteem. Be sure your child is receiving the intervention required for dyslexia! Let me...
