TPP 466: Rebecca Bush Offers a Pathway for Parents with Newly-Identified Dyslexic Kids
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Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children
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What is dyslexia and why is early intervention important for newly diagnosed children?
I'm Debbie Reber, and this is Full Tilt Parenting. I've done a few episodes about dyslexia over the past year, but this conversation is very fresh, it's different, and it's really ideal for parents who are on the earlier stages of discovering their kid's dyslexia. My guest is Rebecca Bush. She's a certified academic language therapist and licensed dyslexia therapist, and she's really gifted at breaking down the science of what dyslexia is in ways that are clear, simple, and gettable. This is what she's doing in our new book, which is coming out this month. It's called Dyslexia and Your Newly Diagnosed Child, Parenting Essentials, Tips, and Strategies to Help Your Child. A few months ago, Rebecca asked me to write a blurb for her book.
And what I wrote in that is that this book takes the guesswork out of where to start and offers steady, reassuring support every step of the way. Rebecca is the founder of Lead Changes. That's a private practice that supports children with dyslexia. And she has nearly 20 years experience in education as a classroom teacher and literacy leader. And she's going to break down for us the early science to look for, how language and advocacy shape outcomes, and the support systems that can make all the difference, including how parents, especially in the US, especially in this particular moment in time, can effectively advocate in their kids' schools to ensure they get the support they need. Lots of practical advice in this one.
And I would say even if you think you know everything there is to know about dyslexia, you'll discover a few new things in this listen. And if you want to watch our interview, it's also posted in the Full Tilt Parenting YouTube channel. So if you're a visual content consumer, definitely check that out. And I would love for you to subscribe to the channel too. Thanks so much. Okay, here is my conversation with Rebecca Bush about dyslexia. Hey, Rebecca, welcome to the podcast. Hey, Debbie, I'm happy to be here. That was looking over my notes before we jumped on the call. And even in your bio, you say that you're a licensed dyslexia therapist. Could you set the stage and explain what you do as a licensed dyslexia therapist?
And maybe as part of that, how or why you got into doing that work?
Yeah, and that's a great question because we've been around for a long time. It's nothing new, but a lot of people don't really know what we are, what we do. I'm also what's called a certified academic language therapist. So those two titles kind of go hand in hand. It depends on who's calling you what. But really what it is, is I have years of training and understanding the academic language acquisition process. So we're looking mostly at reading and writing. I didn't start reading. That's obviously where dyslexia comes in, but it's a deep dive training into everything that's needed to have reading and writing at an academic level. So basically what we need to be successful in school. So being able to understand what that process looks like, identify when maybe we're not going as expected and then how to support that.
So with interventions, whatever it might be, I also do a lot of work with other therapists outside of my scope of practice. So occupational therapists, all of that. But yeah, I basically started down this path. I was a classroom teacher for eight years. I was mostly in first grade. I kept trying to move out, but my principals were always like, no, you're too good at it. You got to stay there. So I did. And I loved it. I love that age, but I just kept getting these kids that were struggling to learn to read and And I didn't know what to do about it. And I'm not one to just kind of sit by and let things go. So I just kept studying. And I ended up with two master's degrees and then the specialist program.
When you trained to be a teacher, was learning disability as part of your studies? Like, how did that factor in?
Yeah, not really. I took what's called an alternative certification program to teaching. So my undergrad, actually nothing to do with teaching.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is dyslexia and why is early intervention important for newly diagnosed children?
0:02–4:17
2
Why did Rebecca Bush write “Dyslexia and Your Newly Diagnosed Child” and what does it offer parents?
4:17–9:00
3
What early signs should parents look for to identify dyslexia in preschool‑age children?
9:00–12:31
4
How do guilt and genetic concerns affect parents after a dyslexia diagnosis?
12:31–17:21
5
What is “stealth dyslexia” and how can it hide until high school?
17:21–22:14
6
How does the Orton‑Gillingham approach (structured literacy) work for dyslexic learners?
22:14–27:02
7
What steps should parents take to advocate for school‑based support and document the process?
27:02–31:53
8
How might current U.S. education policy changes impact dyslexia services for families?
31:53–36:40
Speakers
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