Liebman Learning
Rethinking learning difficulties
Dyslexia Tutoring
You or your student will be given patience and care because that brings success.
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While you must commit to 2 hour-long lessons per week, progress through the 10 Levels of the Barton Reading and Spelling System will be at your own pace.
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After the initial screening, you can choose to study with Donita more than twice a week. If you are tutored more than the minimum, you may see faster progress. However, individuals respond differently to each level.
The Barton System was designed for students of ANY AGE who have, or are suspected of having, dyslexia.
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The creator, Susan Barton, is a relative of a student who was struggling with dyslexia. She designed the course as both early intervention and to meet anyone's needs as there is nothing in the Barton System that would offend older students or adults.
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There are 15 independent studies from public and private schools across the nation that prove the effectiveness of the Barton Reading & Spelling System, including the California Early Intervention Study. This study was written up as an independent scientific journal article, which has been submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal. It shows statistically significant gains in phonemic awareness, rapid naming, and phonological memory after only 5 months of twice-a-week tutoring using the Barton System.
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About the Barton Reading and Spelling System
Tommy Hilfiger reveals how dyslexia helped in building his fashion brand
The 65-year-old fashion designer, who launched his clothing range in 1985, said his inability to read well and feeling like dumb in school, is the reason why he started the luxury fashion house at the age of 17...
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June 12, 2016
Exhibit Mines For Links Between Dyslexia And Creativity
Dyslexia, which affects around 4% of the world's population, is often thought of as a learning disability. Jim Rokos thinks that's absurd. The London designer believes dyslexia is just a different type of brain structure...
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July 27, 2016
Dyslexia screening legislation signed into law
Rep. William W. O’Brien’s bill (2016-H 7052) that adds dyslexia-targeted screening and assistance as a required aspect of the literacy program for students at the elementary grade level was signed into law by Gov. Gina M. Raimondo at a recent ceremonial bill signing...
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July 27, 2016
Over 4 Years Tutoring and Classroom Experience
With a Bachelor of Education and over 4 years of experience in international classrooms, Donita Liebman is fully equipped to help you with your learning needs. She started her education career in Australia teaching high school English and History. She also has experience teaching English as an Additional Language in China.
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For Language Difficulties, Donita uses the Orton-Gillinham method, including the Barton System, and has experience with the Lindamood-Bell system, which are proven to assist those with dyslexia or suspected dyslexia.
You or your student are likely to see reading improve in only a few months with regular tutoring.
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Different Students
Require Different
Approaches to Learning
Dyslexia is a language diffuculty, which makes your learning different to 80% of the population.
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This means you will need a different approach to learning. Based on the Orton-Gillingham approach to language teaching, the Barton System is designed for 1-to-1 tutoring, giving individualized attention.
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Your learning difference is not a problem when you use the best solution.
Valley students find hope in fight against dyslexia
Dawn Koons-Gill first realized her son, Brandyn Gill, was having trouble grasping information when he was in pre-school in 2001.
Even after years of testing and tutoring from 2003 to 2006, nothing seemed to help. He had a low reading ability, he was easily distracted in class, he would substitute one word for another and he would reverse letters in spelling and letters and words in reading...
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June 11, 2016
'Shark' takes a bite out of dyslexia
I was around age 6 when a troublesome fact began to surface in my life. I wasn't learning how to read along with the other kids, and it became a source of incredible frustration for my mother and my teachers.
It was horrifying to be singled out in class. That white-hot shame of feeling slow left me paralyzed. I was always good with numbers, but the ability to read rows of letters and to turn them into words, completely eluded me. There wasn't a word for dyslexia back then...
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June 10, 2016