How to Help Your Child With Dyslexia and Dysgraphia with Daniela Feldhausen

If your child is neurodivergent and struggling with reading or spelling, this one is worth a listen.

Daniela was recently a guest on the Every Brain is Different podcast with Samantha and Lauren, and they covered a lot of ground that parents of autistic and ADHD kids often ask about. They talked through the difference between dyslexia and dysgraphia, why so many kids with hidden struggles don't get identified until the older grades, and what parents can do right now as a first step.

Daniela also explained how Kids Up approaches tutoring: starting with a detailed skills evaluation rather than waiting on a diagnosis, and building from there with high-dosage, one-on-one tutoring sessions designed to help students catch up quickly and feel good about themselves in the process.

If you have a child whose brain works a little differently and reading has been a source of frustration, this conversation will give you some real clarity and a path forward.

Give it a listen and share it with a parent who needs to hear this.

About the Author

Daniela Feldhausen is the founder of Kids Up Reading Tutors. A former attorney with a master’s degree in special education, she has extensive training in Structured Literacy, the Science of Reading, and Orton-Gillingham–based instruction. Her team evaluates each student’s reading and spelling skills, creates an individualized Structured Literacy Plan, and provides the one-on-one tutoring needed to carry it out.  

What sets Kids Up Reading Tutors apart?

1. Evaluation and Structured Literacy Plan 

   1. Evidence-based instruction with Orton-Gillingham+

   2. Data-driven systematic, explicit instruction

   3. For all learners, with or without dyslexia/dysgraphia

   
   

2. Kids & teens in grades 1-12 get caught up ASAP

   1. Customized, 1-on-1 sessions with a dedicated tutor

   2. High-dosage tutoring (2-5x/week) via Zoom

   3. Focused, with an end in sight (not endless tutoring & investment)

   
   

3. Flexible scheduling

   1. 45/60 minute sessions

   2. Daytime/evenings/weekends/summer

   3. Team of tutors; switch tutors if needed for schedule changes

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