Dyslexia

The Learning Breakthrough Program™ addresses brain processing issues that underly Dyslexia by improving sensory integration skills directly, enabling users to overcome hurdles and successfully reach their reading and verbal information processing potential.

Dyslexia is a challenge that makes it very difficult for people of all ages to achieve academic success. Watching people struggle to overcome the challenges of dyslexia can be a very disheartening experience. One part of the tragedy is that the "reading problem" masks the fact that many dyslexics are very intelligent individuals with aptitude and creativity in a variety of areas. You may feel frustrated watching a bright child (or adult) struggle with schoolwork or work-related reading requirements knowing that their ability far exceeds their achievement. Dyslexic students and adults most often do not suffer from low intelligence.

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Thinking about the mechanics of the reading process sheds some light on how "brain calibration" activities (like those in the Learning breakthrough Program) help "fix" the processing weaknesses that dyslexics exhibit.

The right side of the brain controls the left eye's function and the left side of the brain controls the function of the right eye. These two sides for the brain must coordinate closely in order to deliver visual information properly and they need to do this while viewing text that is starting on the left side of a page, moving across the mid-line of the page, and finish up on the right side of the page. If, as one example, only one of our eyes is being used to reliably acquire visual information the resulting imbalance of sensory input generates a very basic hurdle for the reader in question. The "sequencing" and "binocular teaming" requirements necessary to perform the reading task smoothly are just a couple of the brain processes that need to mesh precisely for the reading tasks, that many take for granted, to be performed. Refining this entire process is the objective of the Learning Breakthrough Program.

Other areas in the visual processing arena that are known to be symptomatic among dyslexics include: the presence of eye strain, accuracy of focus, vertical alignment, integrity of visual field, stability of visual field, functioning of temporal and nasal visual fields, equality of brightness and structure of visual space.

Although we think of vision in the limited terms of “seeing,” the visual system is deeply integrated, through distributed neural networks, into many of our higher level brain functions. Even more deeply fundamental inputs into these systems is the balance, or vestibular system. Understanding how fine balance, posture and proper tracking impact visual perception is critical to understanding how the two eyes work together to begin simple data collection and how transmission of this critical visual input impacts the entire reading skills process. 

Dyslexics often confuse left and right, write letters or numbers backward, transpose letters and numbers and often describe materials as "lifting" off the page. These are symptoms of underlying problems with binocularity and spatial awareness. Problems in sequencing (e.g. difficulty following 2 or 3 step instructions or difficulty putting things in order) are also common symptoms of dyslexia.

When you consider that many dyslexia sufferers have developed years of habits designed to compensate for these processing limitations, it becomes all the more clear that "calibrating" the brain's processing equipment is critical to attack the underlying source of dyslexia symptoms.

The Learning Breakthrough Program™ uses balance as its central component. In order to understand the link between balance and dyslexia, it is necessary to understand the role that the sense of balance (vestibular system) has on all brain processes. Because proper and consistent use addresses underlying issues that result in improved reading and writing ability, the Learning Breakthrough Program™ is an ideal therapy and treatment for those who suffer from Dyslexia. And now, the program is structured, organized and easy to use not only in a clinical environment but in the home as well.

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