Reading support that is not more worksheets
Reading help here is the actual stuck skill — sounds, or understanding, or sitting long enough to try — not another copy of the school reader at 9pm.
Written by the Inclusive Developmental and Therapy Center therapy team — our Speech & Language Therapist, psychology and ABA staff. This page is awaiting its clinical review.
Two jobs that look like “reading”
Decoding is turning letters into words. Understanding is knowing what happened. A child can do one and not the other. Comprehension vs decoding, dyslexia, early reading, Akasha on literacy.
What a session does
One small step: a sound, a word family, a sentence they can retell. Stop while they can still succeed. Homework: a short burst, not the whole reader. Homework battles.
Ten minutes, then stop
See it, say it, trace it, hear it in a real word. Correct one thing in a piece of work — the thing you are currently teaching. Read aloud well above the level they can decode; vocabulary need not wait. NHS: dyslexia does not affect intelligence. Dyslexia, explained for parents, comprehension vs decoding.
Akasha’s literacy page is readiness, not a crash course: literacy. Printable: alphabet cards, tracing. Older children: reading and writing, school-age hub.
The idea behind the work (in the books)
See it, say it, trace it, hear it in a real word — in the same minute. Dyslexia does not affect intelligence.
Orton–Gillingham / multi-sensory
The combination makes the link stick when plain repetition has already failed. We use the idea. We do not print an OG certificate we have not earned.
Hall 2023 — dosage
More instruction, bigger effect. Ten minutes daily plus one or two sessions beats a Sunday cram. Word reading and spelling move first; comprehension later.
What the research tells us
This isn’t just our opinion — it’s grounded in published research. Here are a few findings from trusted, independent sources:
A meta-analysis of 53 studies covering 6,053 children found that structured reading intervention produces a real gain for children with or at risk of dyslexia. Dosage was the one thing that reliably made interventions stronger. Word reading and spelling moved more than comprehension.
— Hall et al., Reading Research Quarterly (2023). View source
Take a worksheet home
Print one sheet. Fill it in this week. Bring it to the consultation — a consultation is Rs 1,500 and lasts up to 50 minutes.
Alphabet cards
Letter and sound together. Not a trophy recitation.
Letter tracing
See it, say it, trace it.
Early-reading program (PDF)
See it, say it, trace it.
Book a consultation
Contact owner Muhammad Salman Afzal first. No referral needed. A consultation is Rs 1,500 and lasts up to 50 minutes.
Reading — questions parents ask
They guess from the picture.
That is a strategy, not a crime. We still teach the sounds. We do not shame the guess in front of the class.
School says they are lazy.
Effort with no result is not laziness. Bring a page they wrote or read last week.
Tuition plus this?
Often the week is already too full. Tuition overload.
How do we start?
A consultation is Rs 1,500 and lasts up to 50 minutes. Bring the book that is hard.
Is it too late at eight or ten?
No. Earlier is easier. An older child can practise on purpose. We teach to sixteen.
Ask about reading
A short, friendly conversation is the best first step. Call, text or WhatsApp us — we’ll listen and guide you, with no pressure.
MPS Road, Block A Model Town, Multan (near Bloomfield Hall School, Street No. 2) · Mon–Fri, 2 PM – 6 PM