Kathy Denious, M.Ed., C-SLCT
Learning Disabilities Specialist
dyslexia | dysgraphia | dyscalculia
support | educate| empower
Services
Who Do I Teach?
Children with diagnosed, neurologically-based learning disabilities such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia.
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I provide screening for all of these learning challenges.
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I practice in Phoenix, AZ.
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Need a part-time tutor to supplement school-based learning? Are your child's struggles behavioral in origin? I would be happy to refer you to specialists in these areas.
Screening & Instruction
Instructional Services Offered:
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Explicit early teaching of language and reading skills
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Systemic, explicit teaching of:
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Phoneme Awareness
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Written Expression
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Spelling
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Reading Comprehension
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Comprehension Strategies
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Assessment Services Offered:
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Screening assessments for dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia
What Do I Teach?
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Custom lesson plans in reading, writing, and spelling
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Supplement to school-based learning or homeschooling
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Subject areas centered on your child's interests
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How Do I Teach?
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Structured Literacy is a scientific, evidence-based approach proven to be successful for children with dyslexia.​
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Structured Literacy is an explicit, systematic teaching method that focuses on phonological awareness, word recognition, phonics, decoding, spelling, and syntax at the sentence and paragraph levels.
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For more detailed yet accessible descriptions of Structured Literacy, please click here.
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LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) is the professional training that leads to certification in Structured Literacy.
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Accredited by the International Dyslexia Association
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Focuses on the structure of English language
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Highlights the cognitive processes of learning to read
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Provides teaching practices proven to be most effective in remediating reading difficulties
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