Dyslexia Therapy Support, Wherever You Live
Whether your child is formally diagnosed, or just struggles with reading a bit more than their peers, our Dyslexia Therapy Program is delivered entirely online, which means a student in rural Texas has access to the same structured, one-on-one therapy as a family in Houston or The Woodlands.
Does Your Child Freeze Up When They Open a New Book?
Maybe you've already gotten the diagnosis, and the word "dyslexia" is still sitting heavy in your chest. Or maybe you just know, deep down, that something isn't clicking the way it should.
Either way, you've probably tried the things everyone tells you to try. Extra flashcards. More reading time at the kitchen table. A tutor who reviews the same homework your child brought home that day. And still, the guessing, the avoidance, and the tears haven't gone anywhere.
That's not a reflection of your child's intelligence, and it's not a reflection of your effort as a parent. Dyslexic brains simply need to be taught to read in a different way, and most classrooms and traditional tutoring centers aren't built to teach that way.
You Don't Need a Diagnosis to Belong Here
A formal dyslexia diagnosis isn't required to start this program. If your child is struggling to read and write, we're here to help.
You might recognize some of these in your own home:
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Traditional tutoring hasn't moved the needle, no matter how consistent you've been
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You're looking for a long-term solution, not another quick fix
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Your child avoids reading and writing whenever possible
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They struggle to remember which sounds go with which letters
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They can read the words on the page but can't tell you what they just read
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They guess at unfamiliar words instead of sounding them out
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Reading is slow, choppy, or lacking any real expression
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Spelling and handwriting are a constant source of frustration
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They can tell you a wildly detailed story out loud, but freeze the moment they have to put it on paper
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They already have a formal dyslexia diagnosis
If even one of these sounds familiar, this program was built with your child in mind.
Built for Dyslexia, Beneficial for Every Struggling Reader
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Here's something most families don't realize: a brain doesn't have to be dyslexic to benefit from this kind of instruction.
The explicit, multisensory, highly repetitive approach we use is simply how the human brain learns to read best. If your child is a little behind and doesn't have dyslexia or another learning difference, this same program can often close that gap faster than they, or you, expected.
Mrs. Gilman is not afraid to ask questions and she keeps looking for answers to make sure her kids get exactly what they need. She is passionate about helping her kids make progress and is constantly learning new systems and strategies to help her do that!
Mrs. Gilman is so thorough with her planning and development, and a wonderful presence in intervention sessions. Her communication with parents is thoughtful and caring. I am not one to be easily impressed, but I am very impressed with Michaela!
Mrs. Gilman does an outstanding job! Her care for students is genuine, making parents feel at ease as she presents well-prepared goals and data. Our kids are fortunate to have her here!
What the Dyslexia Therapy Program Includes
This isn't tutoring. It's therapy, and it's built to create lasting, measurable change in how your child's brain processes language.
The goal: produce lasting cognitive change and remediate the underlying language-processing skills your child needs to read and write automatically, not just for this school year, but for good.
Session length: 60 minutes
Frequency: 3-4 sessions per week
Format: one-on-one, every session
Full program length: typically 2-3 years
Curriculum: Basic Language Skills, a single, highly structured curriculum used to target the specific foundational gaps identified in your child's personalized learning plan.
What the Dyslexia Therapy Program Includes
This isn't tutoring. It's therapy, and it's built to create lasting, measurable change in how your child's brain processes language.
The Goal
Produce lasting cognitive change and remediate the underlying language-processing skills your child needs to read and write automatically, not just for this school year, but for good.
The Process
Session length: 60 minutes
Frequency: 3-4 sessions per week
Format: one-on-one, every session
Full Program Length: typically 2-3 years
The Curriculum
Basic Language Skills, a single, highly structured curriculum used to target the specific foundational gaps identified in your child's personalized learning plan.
What Progress Actually Looks Like
By the time a student completes the full program, they are equipped to write multi-paragraph essays and read a range of text types independently. Just as important, they're empowered to use reading and writing strategically, as tools they choose to reach for, not obstacles they're forced to face.
The changes reach further than academics. Parents in this program often tell us their child:
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Feels genuinely more confident opening a book
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Asks to buy a new book because they're actually excited to read it
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Starts reading during free time, sometimes even reading aloud to a younger sibling
That's the real goal here. Not just a better grade, but a child who stops dreading reading and starts choosing it.
From Frustration to Breakthrough
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Mya is a 5th grader with dyslexia. When she first came to us, even short words felt like an insurmountable mountain. After just two months of consistent, step-by-step support, Mya began breaking apart complex words with ease.
The most significant change, however, wasn't just her accuracy, it was the confidence her family had never seen before. She stopped shutting down and started leaning into the challenge.
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Meet the Specialist Behind This Program
Michaela Gilman has spent more than six years working directly with students with dyslexia, and holds a special education certification alongside over 120 hours of specialized dyslexia training. As a special education teacher in the school district, she was also trained to implement Reading by Design, an intervention built specifically for students with dyslexia.
Now, Michaela is continuing that training as she works toward becoming a Licensed Dyslexia Therapist and Certified Academic Language Therapist (CALT), a credential earned through a graduate program accredited by the International Multisensory Structured Language Education Council (IMSLEC) and aligned with the professional preparation standards set by the International Dyslexia Association (IDA).
This program isn't something Michaela built from a textbook. It's built from years in the classroom, watching exactly where traditional instruction leaves dyslexic students behind, and knowing exactly how to bring them back.
Students ages 7-18 who struggle with reading and writing.
A formal dyslexia diagnosis is not required to begin therapy at Sound Mind Learning. We use structured literacy with any child who is struggling to read and write.
Students participate in at least three 60-minute sessions per week. This level of intensity is essential for creating lasting, brain-based reading change, and it follows recommended fidelity standards for dyslexia therapy.
It might sound counterintuitive, but virtual dyslexia therapy at Sound Mind Learning is fully multisensory and Orton-Gillingham aligned. Your child engages with tactile materials, interactive whiteboards, movement, verbal responses, and hands-on activities in every single lesson, the same structured experience you'd find in quality in-person therapy.
Every child learns at their own pace, but many families notice improvements in confidence, reading accuracy, spelling, and writing within the first several months of consistent therapy.
Yes. Many students with dyslexia also have ADHD or other learning differences. Therapy is individualized to meet each student's needs while still maintaining the structured sequence of instruction, with frequent opportunities for engagement built into every lesson.
Traditional tutoring usually focuses on getting through tonight's homework or reviewing what was taught in class that day. This program goes after the root cause. We're remediating the underlying language-processing skills causing the struggle in the first place, not just managing the symptoms of it.