Clarisse Marquis Colvard earned her Doctorate of Speech-Language Pathology in 2018. She has over 40 years' experience as a speech language pathologist. Clarisse developed the speech-language pathology program at Thomason Hospital in 1991 and in 1994 she founded the Silva Clinic, an outpatient clinical habilitation and rehabilitation center serving all ages and demographics. Clarisse and her colleagues continue to provide individualized speech-language pathology services which empower the patient and family and facilitate excellent patient outcomes.
WHAT IS A READING DIFFICULTY?
According to Mayo Clinic, reading difficulties also known as dyslexia is a learning disorder that involves difficulty reading due to problems identifying speech sounds and learning how they relate to letters and words (decoding). Also called reading disability, dyslexia affects areas of the brain that process language.
SIGNS OF READING DIFFICULTIES
Language
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Had difficulty learning the alphabet, numbers and days of the week
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Trouble staying on topic
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Getting or staying interested in stories or books
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Understanding the relationship between speaker and listener
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Has trouble pronouncing words correctly
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Learning and correctly using new vocabulary words
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Has/had difficulty rhyming words
Reading
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Naming letters
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Recognizing letters and matching letters to sounds
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Learning to read
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Accurately blending letter sounds within words
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Recognizing and remembering sight words
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Remembering printed words
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Learning and remembering new vocabulary
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Skips words when reading
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