Oct. 23, 2023 3:40p
(WGTD)---Children who struggle mightily to read may be suffering from dyslexia.
Sally Weber is the director of the Children’s Dyslexia Center in suburban Milwaukee—it’s one of many centers around the country that are supported in part by the Scottish Rite.
Speaking on a recent edition of WGTD’s Education Matters program, Weber noted that one in five children may be affected by some form of dyslexia. "Children who have dyslexia feel stupid and incompetent when the reality is that they simply learn differently and they need to be taught differently," she said. "Most of our children with dyslexia are very, very smart. They just learn differently."
The center offers a two-year-long, twice-a-week, after school tutoring program to turn things around for children who are accepted into the program. "What we're doing with our children at the center is technically re-wiring the brain," she said. "We're helping them to use parts of the brain they haven't used up until the tutoring sessions."
The center currently has over two dozen students.
A pre-requisite for admission is a formal assessment. Fees are based on the ability to pay.
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