Should I Be Concerned About My Child’s Reading? How To Know and What To Do with Dyanna Villesca
About this episode
This episode discusses how to identify and support children struggling with reading, featuring insights from dyslexia psychologist Dr. Dyanna Villesca.
If you’ve ever wondered whether your child is just learning at their own pace or truly a child struggling to read, this episode is for you. Questions about early reading can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re unsure what’s typical and what might require support from a dyslexia psychologist. In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Dyanna Villesca, a dyslexia psychologist, to talk about what’s really going on when a child struggling to read isn’t making progress. We break down what to look for in early reading, how specialists think about how to diagnose dyslexia in a child, and when it might be time to seek guidance from a dyslexia psychologist. If you’ve been unsure about your child’s early reading development, this conversation will give you clarity and next steps. In this episode, we cover: What’s typical in early reading, and when to start paying closer attention How a dyslexia psychologist evaluates a child struggling to read Early indicators that may point toward the need for how to diagnose dyslexia in a child What parents should understand about how to diagnose dyslexia in a child and the evaluation process Why early reading struggles don’t always mean something…
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