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Dyslexia Evaluations and Treatment

 

At this time, we are not taking psychology assessments for clients.  We can provide a referral list to those who are interested.  Please call our front office at 205-957-0294

 

Mitchell’s Place now offers services for children with dyslexia, a learning disorder that involves difficulty reading due to problems identifying speech sounds and learning how they relate to letters and words (decoding). Services offered include:

 

Comprehensive evaluation and report by a psychologist and speech-language pathologist:

  • Assessment of intellectual abilities and academic skills relating to reading and writing, including determining strengths and weaknesses
  • Evaluation of expressive and receptive language abilities and phonological processing skills
  • Comprehensive report that includes psychological and speech-language assessments and specific recommendations for treatment and school services
  • Follow-up evaluation for monitoring response to interventions
 

Treatment provided by a speech-language pathologist:

 
  • 1:1 individualized treatment, using a multi-sensory approach that includes the use of visual, auditory, and tactile cues, provided by our speech-language pathologist.
  • Instruction focuses on teaching sound-symbol relationships, ability to read and recall sounds, decoding skills, encoding skills, segmenting, and blending syllables.
  • Instruction progresses from teaching individual sounds to syllables, to words with increasing length and complexity, and to sentences and questions.

Is my child appropriate for an evaluation?

 

Your child may benefit from an assessment if he or she has:

  • Trouble reading and sounding out words
  • Difficulty spelling unfamiliar and/or familiar words
  • Poor written expression
  • Difficulty reading long passages of text or taking an unusually long time to read passages
  • Trouble identifying rhyming words and similar word sounds

Testimonials

There's a quote I think describes my feelings about Mitchell's Place. "As one person I cannot change the world, but I can change the world of one person". The diagnosis of Autism threw a challenge to our family to find the best services available for my son Mitchell. Realizing the options were limited, we decided not only to help our son but to help other families as well by opening Mitchell's Place in 2005. The outcomes speak for themselves and we are proud to be a part of the Mitchell's Place Family.
- Allen Meisler, Co-Founder of Mitchell’s Place
Mitchell's Place has been a blessing to our family. The education and therapy that has been provided to our son and us has made a huge impact that will last a lifetime. All the staff have gone above and beyond to help develop him into the best version of himself.
Jennifer Cowen
Our son began Mitchell’s Place in fall of 2021, he started speech and occupational therapy. He began ABA therapy last November in 2022. We are absolutely amazed at the progress and accomplishments he has made and continues to surprise us every week. We have used the words “life changing” because it is absolutely the truth. We are so grateful for all the amazing therapist and staff at Mitchell’s Place. Our son is making his way, and they are providing him with all the tools he needs to succeed.
Meagan Martin
This place is amazing. It is inclusive & such a positive environment. The staff are so encouraging and happy to see every single person and child that comes in. The progress in the children’s lives after being at Mitchell’s Place is so evident that the people at Mitchell’s Place love what they do and care deeply about the children. Cannot say enough good things about this wonderful place!
Abigail Santos
We are so thankful to have found Mitchell's Place. My son has thrived in the supportive environment. The staff is all invested in his success and have been such wonderful resources for our family! I can't say enough good things about the program!
Erin Morgan
I don't often write reviews but I can't say enough good things about this place. It is simply magic. My kids love it! Every day my kids look forward to going to Mitchell's Place. They have helped my kids grow by leaps and bounds. The teachers, staff, and administration are well-educated, experience, loving, caring, and always go the extra mile for the MP kids and families.
Chris and Jenelle Hodges
Mitchell’s Place is a great and beautiful place filled with love from teachers, directors, staff up front! Everyone there is warm and genuine and way beyond that they help children shine on the spectrum, grow, and learn. We have been so impressed with our son’s growth and progress here!! I could not be more thankful we have this school about 40 minutes from our home!! The children, staff, school- I would give it more than 5 stars truly!!! 100 stars!!
Danielle Poe