BEAR Reading Center

Here we go again. Due to dangerous weather conditions, B.E.A.R. Reading Center will be closed Tuesday, January 27th.
Missed sessions will be scheduled to be made up as soon as dates are available. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Stay safe-

Due to dangerous weather conditions, B.E.A.R. Reading Center will be closed Monday, January 26th. Make-up sessions will be scheduled.

Due to dangerous driving conditions, B.E.A.R Reading Center is closed today, January 15th.

Reading is not natural. This quote means that children do not learn to read simply by being surrounded by books or exposed to print.

Unlike spoken language, reading must be taught. It requires explicit instruction in how sounds connect to letters and how words work.

This is why evidence based reading instruction matters for ALL students.

Due to the approaching inclement weather conditions, B.E.A.R. Reading Center is closing today, January 14th.

Due to inclement weather conditions, BEAR Reading Center will be closed on Monday, December 1, 2025.

5 Simple Steps to Retrain Your Child’s Dyslexic Brain to Hear and Respond Differently Without having to step foot in a classroom or tutoring center.

ANNOUNCING !!!

Planning for a new training class is beginning! The target date for the first class will be January or February of 2026. If you are interested in starting this life-changing journey with us, check out the application on the website:
www.bearreadingcenter.org
You can also call the office at:
574-288-0067

Change a life, one child at a time-

B.E.A.R. Reading Center B.E.A.R. Reading Center provides a research-based multisensory tutoring method for children and adults who have reading challenges such as DYSLEXIA and other related language disorders. In addition, the Center offers training to degreed professionals in the Orton-Gillingham approach.

“Early screening is so important for our students with dyslexia…it begins the process of quickly connecting students with the powerful interventions that can help them overcome dyslexia, or even prevent it from ever being a factor in their lives.”
- Dr Jan Hasbrouck

Early identification and intervention for those of us with dyslexia is essential.
It is a myth that diagnosis of dyslexia needs to wait until 8-years of age.
The earlier dyslexia is identified the better.
Not only can early identification prevent us falling behind academically, it can also help safeguard against low self esteem, negative self worth, school refusal and school dropout.
You can read more about early intervention at this article here:
👉 https://www.nessy.com/dyslexia-explained/how-to-help-dyslexia/what-is-early-intervention?fbclid=IwAR2BcZROQqeM9EhGRWhdhYIgOBajk8a2HYi6KWwsuDenC-42i3zZWdFe1tY
Here:
👉 https://dyslexiaida.org/its-a-myth-that-young-children-cannot-be-screened-for-dyslexia/
And here:
👉 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4538781/
You can read more about the late Diana King and her pioneering work in the early identification of dyslexia here:
👉 https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/22/obituaries/diana-king-a-leading-teacher-in-overcoming-dyslexia-dies-at-90.html
And here:
👉 https://dyslexiaida.org/the-legendary-diana-hanbury-king/
And here:
👉 https://www.understood.org/en/articles/diana-hanbury-king-dyslexia-pioneer-and-champion-has-died
Quote in image: Diana Hanbury King
Quote in comment: Jan Hansbrouck

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Dyslexia is the most common learning disability and makes up an estimated 80% of all learning disabilities.
Having dyslexia is hard.
Trying to get some people to see that dyslexia is real and to raise awareness is hard.
Getting the appropriate support and having our accommodations met can be a battle.
So you can only imagine how difficult it must be to have a learning difference that most people have never even heard of!
I also have dysgraphia, and believe me, there are very few people who have even heard of this, let alone know what this is!
This table from Understood gives a little bit more information on some other learning differences that we might not know much about.
Dys means ‘difficulty with’ so (very basically):
dyslexia means to have difficulty with reading;
dysgraphia is difficulty with writing;
dyscalculia is difficulty with maths;
and dyspraxia is difficulty with movement.
So let’s all try to find out a little bit more, because after all, how can we expect others to know more about dyslexia if we aren’t willing to know more about other learning differences!
And, just like dyslexia, these other learning differences all have lots of unique strengths and challenges that most people are unaware of.
That’s the end of today’s lesson 😊