LDExperience

Put up your hand if think that people with dyslexia have difficulties with letter and word reversals.  From where I am sitting, it looks to me like most of you have your hand raised.  I can’t really see you of course, but my experience tells me that the majority of people, even teachers, believe that [...]

Michele Pentyliuk is a registered psychologist and respected expert in psycho-educational assessments. She is an active volunteer and advocate, and well respected speaker and teacher.  In this article, Michele  writes about the importance of considering many variables from different sources when conducting a psycho-educational assessment. The situations which Michele discusses are based on real people, [...]

Registered psychologist and respected expert in psycho-educational assessments, Michele Pentyliuk, writes about situations where assessments can cause harm. The situations which Michele discusses are based on real people, but the names and some circumstances have been changed to protect confidentiality. When a child with a suspected learning disability undergoes a psycho-educational assessment, the results are [...]