ACTS Educational Services - Learning Disabilities

What Doesn't Work

in the Treatment of

Reading Problems?

Most parents have tried one or more of the following products or treatments, and know they do NOT work for children with dyslexia.

The Phonics Game

Hooked on Phonics Reading Recovery

Vision Therapy

Fast ForWord

Brain Gym

Neurodevelopmental exercises

Special glasses

Medicine

Special diets

Accelerated Reader Sylvan
Huntington Kuman Score
Most commercial learning center chains
For research proving these methods don't work, buy the Summer 2001 issue of Perspectives, from the International Dyslexia Association by calling 800-ABCD-123

 

What does work?
An instructional method based on the Orton-Gillingham approach is the only treatment recommended by
the
International Dyslexia Association.  See our links page for programs providing training in an
Orton-based curriculum.