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Updates on the latest clinical offerings from our centers in New York City and the San Francisco Bay Area.
October 31, 2023
Reading is one of the most important academic skills for children to acquire within the first few years of school. Every child needs to be taught to read, but some kids pick up the skills more easily than others. However, many other kids struggle to know how to sound out words or understand what they see in print. This group includes those who have learning disorders, like dyslexia. They need a specific kind of instruction to learn to read effectively and we know a lot about the best kind of interventions. Though more and more schools are adopting these effective methods, there still are many schools that aren’t using them.
Because the way students are taught how to read can have a huge impact on both their academic success and their mental health, this month’s newsletter focuses on the importance of using evidence-based reading instruction. Whether you’re a parent or an educator, the resources below are here to help you support children struggling with literacy.
If you are concerned about your child’s development and would like to schedule an evaluation in New York or San Mateo, please reach out to us today.
FOR CAREGIVERS
The Science of Reading: How Parents and Educators Can Support Kids
Leading children’s mental health experts and educators came together this week for a special webinar focusing on the evidence-based approach to reading and how parents and educators can support kids with reading challenges. For more information on what brain research tells us is the most effective way to teach them, please see our 2023 Children’s Mental Health Report: Evidence-Based Reading Instruction and Educational Equity.
FOR EDUCATORS
How Kids Learn to Read
For some kids, learning to read comes easily no matter how they’re taught. But others need a specific kind of teaching called “systematic phonics-based instruction.” Learn why effective instructions make a big difference.
FOR CLINICIANS
Visiting Professor Lecture Series: Ketamine and Glutamate Modulators for Difficult-to-Treat Depression: Challenges and Opportunities
Please join us for this important lecture by Sanjay J. Mathew, MD, who is the Marjorie Bintliff Johnson and Raleigh White Johnson Jr. vice chair for research and a professor in the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine.
Join us on Friday, November 3, 2023,
11:30 am – 1:00 pm ED
CLINICIAN SPOTLIGHT
Julia Nunan-Saah, PhD
Julia Nunan-Saah, PhD, is a neuropsychologist in the Learning and Development Center and training coordinator at the Child Mind Institute in the San Francisco Bay Area. She specializes in the neuropsychological evaluation of children, adolescents, and young adults with a wide range of challenges that affect learning, behavior, and social-emotional functioning.
Clinical Programs
The Child Mind Institute’s clinical programs provide evidence-based services targeting specific skills in a tailored environment.
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