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Summer Dyslexia Support Group

Summer Dyslexia Support Group

Integrating Oculomotor Skills,
Primitive Reflex Integration, and
Phonological Awareness

Target Population
Children ages 6+ with diagnosed or suspected dyslexia

Duration
8 weeks of intervention, beginning June 8th

Dates and Times
Tuesday and Thursday mornings, 9:00am–11:00am

Frequency
2 sessions per week  

Session Length
2 hours  

Group Size
Up to 8 children 

Location
Hurst  

Facilitators
A licensed OT and two trained reading tutors will run the first hour, focusing on reflexes and vision.  Two trained reading tutors will run the second hour, focusing on phonological awareness, handwriting, and reading fluency. 

Cost
$1600

$200 Non-Refundable deposit due to hold spot, plus 4 biweekly payments of $350 due on June 9, June 23, July 7, July 14.  No refunds for missed sessions.

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Program Overview

This will be an 8-week structured therapy group designed to support children with dyslexia through a multisensory, neurodevelopmental approach. The program integrates: 

Oculomotor Skill Development

Primitive Reflex Integration Activities

Phonological Awareness Intervention

Program Goals

Participants will work on building the following skills:

  • Improve oculomotor control for reading (visual tracking, saccades, convergence)
  • Work towards integrating retained primitive reflexes to support attention, postural control, and overall coordination 
  • Increase phonological awareness skills (rhyming, segmenting, blending, phoneme manipulation)
  • Improve reading fluency and visual attention
  • Build confidence and self-efficacy related to reading

Sample Session Structure

Take a sample peek at our 2 hour session structure to see how much your child will learn and grow in our classroom! We start with technical warm ups and exercises, helping us see your child’s unique situation and then build from there, eventually putting everything into application. We even help create a home strategy for further work outside of the class.

1. Regulation & Reflex Integration

(25-30 minutes)

  • Primitive reflex integration exercises (ATNR, STNR, TLR, Spinal Galant, Moro)  
  • Core activation and postural stability work 
  • Bilateral coordination drills 
  • Preparatory vestibular input to facilitate activation of visual systems prior to oculomotor activities

Purpose: Retained primitive reflexes significantly impact attention, visual motor skills, ocular motility, and body control. Implementation of these exercises, in addition to core and bilateral integration work, will prepare the body and nervous system for learning. The vestibular system, our system that registers movement, will also be targeted to capitalize on its close link to the visual system. This preparatory work will prime the body for learning and effective integration of new skills.  

2. Oculomotor Skill Development Block

(15-20 minutes)

  • Horizontal, vertical, and diagonal tracking exercises
  • Visual saccades
  • Convergence and divergence activities
  • Visual scanning and visual attention tasks

Purpose: While dyslexia is not inherently a visual disorder, research shows that most individuals diagnosed with dyslexia also demonstrate deficits in ocular motility which influences their fluency and ease with reading. By targeting these skills, it can improve visual efficiency, reduce fatigue, and support reading fluency and comprehension.

3. Phonological Awareness Intensive Block

(25–30 minutes)

  • Gross motor phoneme games
  • Rhythm and auditory-motor integration activities
  • Explicit phoneme segmentation and blending
  • Phoneme manipulation (addition, deletion, substitution)
  • Multisensory spelling strategies
  • Structured literacy practice using visual, auditory, and kinesthetic input
  • Small group skill-level differentiation as needed

Purpose: Directly target the core deficit area in dyslexia with systematic, explicit instruction.

4. Application

(15–20 minutes)

  • Handwriting intervention
  • Controlled text reading practice
  • Visual pacing strategies
  • Fluency building
  • Comprehension checks
  • Immediate corrective feedback

Purpose: Apply motor and phonological gains directly to functional reading tasks.

5. Cool Down & Parent Strategy Prep

(10 minutes)

  • Regulation reset activity
  • Review of skills practiced
  • Home strategy explanation
  • Weekly carryover plan

Assessment & Outcome Measurement

  • Oculomotor screening
  • Reflex screening
  • Phonological awareness screener
  • Parent-reported functional improvements
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