• Developmental Milestones

    Developmental milestones

    Upon completion of this section, you will:

    • Know behavior categories and the related skills of developmental milestones that your child’s pediatrician may ask about
    • Be prepared to describe your child’s skills in these categories

    Developmental milestones refer to age-specific f

  • What to expect in a dyslexia evaluation

    Upon completion of this section, you will:

    • Be aware of the differences between medical and school-based evaluations, and know which may be appropriate in your child’s school district and situation
    • Know the components of an assessment of dyslexia or language-based learning disability
    • Learn what to expect before, during, and after an evaluation
    • Understand some of the quest

  • Selecting Therapy Targets

    Upon completion of this section, you will:

    • Know that goal-setting should be based on targeted behaviors, pinpointed by your child’s evaluation and testing
    • Have learned what target behaviors are, and how to select them

    To begin therapy, the clinician (e.g., speech-language pathologist, reading specialist, learning disabiliti

  • Clues to Dyslexia

    Dyslexia Checklist

    Upon completion of this section, you will:

    • Be able to identify behaviors that may indicate that you have dyslexia or a language-based learning disability
    • Understand the importance of both the presence of the behaviors, and their occurrence patterns

    Identify and understand typical behaviors of dyslexia

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