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Asheville Speech Associates offers a full reading program with both assessment and treatment.

Reading Therapy

Asheville Speech Associates is excited to offer a new service to the Asheville community.

We are now able to identify and treat children who are experiencing difficulty with the process of learning to read. The ability to read is critical to a child’s academic success, social well being, and future occupational opportunities.  It is estimated that 5-8 percentof elementary children in the United States exhibit impaired reading skills.  We believe that early identification is key in helping the child who is struggling to read. 

Early signs of reading disorders:

1.  Difficulty recognizing letters, matching letters to sounds, and blending sounds into speech
2.  Trouble learning the alphabet, numbers, days of the week, or similar word sequences
3.  Slow to learn and use new vocabulary words correctly
4.  Difficulty with rhyming tasks
5.  Confusion when pronouncing words (e.g., “mawn lower” instead of “lawn mower)

Later signs of reading disorders:

1.  Slow word recognition
2.  Poor spelling
3.  Very slow oral reading
4.  Significant number of mistakes during oral reading
5.  Difficulty comprehending written passages

A simple screening test can be administered to children in kindergarten through the third grade age group to help identify those who are experiencing difficulty with pre-reading and early reading skills.  A more formal series of tests can be used to evaluate older children.  Once a child has been diagnosed with a reading disorder, specialized therapy is normally recommended.  Utilizing a child’s strengths, while minimizing their weaknesses, the appropriate intervention can help a child break the reading code, reducing much of the frustration and anxiety of learning to read. 

Please let us know if you are interested in these services. 

“Aisha was wonderful to work with. She was always very positive and encouraging. My daughter loved working with her.”– Mother of a child with a literacy delay

“My daughter has made tremendous improvement with her reading skills since receiving services at Asheville Speech Associates. Her schoolteacher has been so impressed with her progress, attributing it to the reading therapy. Aisha has been just wonderful working with her. Her patience and kindness as well as her encouragement and excitement have increased not only my daughter’s ability but also her enjoyment for reading. The whole staff is always extremely friendly and inviting. We feel completely comfortable at Asheville Speech Associates.” – Mother of a child with a literacy delay after one year of reading therapy

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