As I sit here in this deep freeze of a day and watch the birds and squirrels enjoying their food from my window, I am reminded that the last blog I entered was in the SUMMER! Apologies with a well intended new year’s promise to stay current in 2014. We have passed the first marking period and all the ‘big’ vacations are over. Now it’s time to settle back down and get to work for the remainder of the school year. I continue to receive numerous referrals for children who are having difficulty with reading – comprehension a bit more than decoding. Kids are by and large great at memorizing letters and their corresponding sounds. For many children, however, memorizing doesn’t translate to learning all the rules and exceptions to the rules of our English language. By second or third grade, we see children who are pretty frustrated with reading, don’t understand what they read and decide they just don’t like to read. If this brief description reminds you of your own child, here’s something to think about: At Connecticut Therapy individual programs are offered that help your child truly learn skills in the areas that are critical to reading success: working memory, attention, processing and sequencing sounds, words and information. Programs here help your child organize his/her brain so strong, enduring networks are established. Yes, this can happen! Call today for more information. Until next month’s thoughts, enjoy the remainder of January and stay healthy in body AND brain!