Testimonials
"We worked primarily with a large group of first grade students. Teachers commented on positive changes in their students as the program progressed in areas such as directionality, reversal frequency, memory (visualization), coordination, (motor planning), and visual motor integration (printing). They were so impressed that they asked us to make sure we continued the program and expand it to include more children." Teacher reports indicated outstanding improvement in all areas of learning related function. Special emphasis was noted in the areas of:
- reduction of errors
- improved coordination
- improved comprehension and
- significant betterment of self image
- M.S., Luck Elementary School Teacher
"My son had no self confidence, no comprehension in reading. After participating in the program, he now has self-confidence and loves to read and is able to comprehend what he reads! His self image is wonderful. He now believes he is not stupid! Thanks to the program, my son loves school and looks forward to any challenge."
- Denise G, Forest Lake, MN |
Dyslexia Program Teaching (DPT) Kit
A program for teachers and parents to help students grades K-9 overcome dyslexia.
 Program Contents
The DPT Kit sells for $799.95 and includes:
- Halapin System materials for the "total body neurologically integrated" reading and spelling techniques.
- Four DVDs which guide the instructor through treatment.
- The program manual with lesson plans, word lists, therapy descriptions, etc.
- DPT letter cards with language rules and "memory joggers" for learning irregular vowel combinations.
- Let's Read books and more.
How the Program was Developed
The Dyslexia Program Teaching method is a revolutionary, multi-sensory program for maximizing the written language ability of students with specific reading disability. This program incorporates the best of three proven approaches in the field of reading and learning problems. It is a structured, sequential, logical, multi-sensory, phonetic approach to written language instruction. This user-friendly program is so powerful because instructors are guided through the program via DVDs with teaching examples.
The Dyslexia Program Teaching (DPT) method utilizes concepts and techniques from three proven methods:
- Motor planning and laterality therapy to improve fundamental readiness skills such as attention and directional awareness
- Halapin Letter Dynamics for development of concrete written language principles through movement, vision, and audition
- Multi-sensory language therapy (such as Orton-Gillingham) using finger spelling and language knowledge for irregular phoneme patterns (which are so common in the English language.)
This program was developed by Dr. Garth N. Christenson, OD, M.S. Ed. as a consequence of his unique experience working with hundreds of people with dyslexia in both a clinical and educational setting. Dr. Christenson explains,
"While I was a faculty member at the Southern California College of Optometry I had the good fortune of working with Professor John Griffin, the primary author of the first formal direct test for dyslexia. As a result of that 5-year tenure I gained a keen understanding of the nature and diagnosis of the seven types of dyslexia. Then, after beginning a private practice in 1990 I became a consultant at the New Visions Charter School in Minneapolis. This affiliation allowed me to work hand in hand with educational specialists, therapists, and other allied professionals. I learned first hand about the multi-sensory language therapy approach (such as Orton Gillingham). After about four years of collaborating, observing and learning, I decided it was time to create a comprehensive therapy program that would incorporate the principles of building reading-readiness skills (via vision therapy) in combination with multi-sensory written language therapy. This took two years of development because I wanted it to be the type of program that a parent or teacher could learn in steps while immediately being able to do therapy with a child. That is why the program includes four 45-minute tutorial DVDs to provide the instructor with content and actual therapy demonstrations necessary to very quickly be able to implement therapy. This program also allows the instructor to teach to the students' strengths. Therefore, confidence and skills are built in concert with one another. That's why the DPT is such a powerful tool."
In using this method there is a great impact for learning. It is as if a sensory trigger is tripped and the "student begins to unlock the mystery for reading and spelling."
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