Here at Dyslexia Therapy of Pittsburgh, we enjoy the success stories of children regularly. Here are some stories about Pittsburgh kids getting the help they needed!
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Kids as Authors
“California Sunset” is an example of Co-authoring that we do at Dyslexia Therapy of Pittsburgh. A true gem of a book with details about the fun that is possible on a family vacation in Northern California. This book was written by a boy with ADHD in therapy. This child author graduated significantly more focused and confident, and with a book to share with family and friends. Being creative is key to getting kids better at handwriting, spelling, reading and writing.
Handwriting help in Pittsburgh means being creative and having fun!
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Kids Knitting Helps In Handwriting Success
Fiber Arts was an interest of a child working on Handwriting Without Tears. So, going with the students interest, knitting was used to improve fine motor hand skills that were used to write better. This student graduated from therapy with great handwriting and a scarf too!
Fine motor skills help kids write. It can be fun to learn to write using creative lessons such as knitting!
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Dyslexia Therapy of Pittsburgh Summer Garden Success:
The plants grew as fast as the kids’ handwriting skills! Working with our hands helps build strong and agile hands. Paired with Handwriting Without Tears certified therapists, kids learned to write with ease.
Using our hands builds finger skills and strength. Creative ways of developing these skills is what Dyslexia Therapy of Pittsburgh helps parents do for their child.
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Clay for Improving Fine Motor Skills and Handwriting.
Clay paired with Handwriting Without Tears helped this 1st grader feel confident in his handwriting skills that he learned at Dyslexia Therapy of Pittsburgh.
Clay sculpture of a window-box full of flowers grown outside a student’s window at home in the South Hills of Pittsburgh.
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Tummy Time Prevents Flat Head Syndrome in Babies.
Dyslexia Therapy of Pittsburgh encourages babies and families to engage kids in tummy time in therapy and at home so they grow up great! We are all about prevention, and research indicates that the sooner kids at risk receive support, the better the long term outcome for the child.
This little Pittsburgh sweetheart got his picture taken and couldn’t help but show how much he loved tummy time. Many success stories involve successful flat head remediation, by teaching new parents how to position their kids during their first few month. NICU/premature babies often do very well when they leave the hospital provided good positioning strategies from Dyslexia Therapy of Pittsburgh!
This little one loves tummy time. So cute in his 6 month portrait.
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Two Premature Darlings!
Two little girls were born at 28 weeks gestation, were in the NICU for several months before returning home on oxygen. They had one or two more emergency hospital visits before they turned 3 months old, and had difficulty with flat head syndrome due to positioning problems in the hospital NICU. These two little girls are turning 3 this year with perfect head formation and development after several months of therapy.
Prevention is the best medicine. Research shows time and again, that getting kids support early prevents problems later.
These two little ones in their early months of age. They were always just the cutest! So glad for their success!
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