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Why Does My Child Struggle with Reading?
Reading, Language Hollis Thomann Reading, Language Hollis Thomann

Why Does My Child Struggle with Reading?

Reading is complex.

Let’s demystify some of that complexity. 

To better understand why your child (or you!!) might be struggling with reading, let’s take a look at a few of the areas that are necessary for reading. To connect to the visual I made above, if any of the parts (outlet, plug, cord, or lamp) aren’t working, the light may flicker, it could be dim, or won’t turn on at all.

Let’s go over those parts. 

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How to Take Notes in Class: High-school and College
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How to Take Notes in Class: High-school and College

Many high-school and even college students have never learned how to take notes, but thankfully speech-language therapy can help. I often work with high-schoolers and college students who struggle with not only reading and writing but also understanding lectures and staying focused. Learning how to take notes can help them practice summarizing information, organizing information, and developing self-awareness of whether they understand and are focused.

Students have to find the note-taking system that works best for them, something we work on in speech therapy, but I’ll give you a little sneak peek into some popular note-taking methods to help you begin to imagine what might help your teen.

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Speech-language therapy isn't just working on speech sounds!
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Hi, I’m Hollis, the owner of Mindful Speech.

I’m a speech-language pathologist licensed in Illinois and Colorado.

I specialize in providing speech therapy to help children, teens, and young adults to improve language, reading, writing, and executive functioning skills.

Learn more about me on my About Hollis page.

Let’s work together!

Mindful Speech would love to help your teenager in college develop their language, reading, writing, and executive functioning skills.

Click the link below to schedule an initial consultation and make sure that I’m a great fit for you and your family.