Is your child having difficulty with reading, writing, or spelling?

Dyslexia Portugal

Welcome to Dyslexia Portugal, your go-to source for personalized dyslexia support and intervention services tailored for international children with language-based learning differences.

At Dyslexia Portugal, we offer comprehensive support to children with dyslexia and other learning challenges, guided by the expertise of Susie Joyce. Susie is a registered member of the International Dyslexia Association and the British Dyslexia Association, and holds certifications as an Orton-Gillingham Structured Literacy Specialist and a Wilson Reading System practitioner. She is also a qualified NoticeAbility instructor and a licensed Montessori teacher with the American Montessori Society. With more than two decades of experience in both private and public educational institutions across the United States and Portugal, Susie brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise.

Dyslexia Portugal serves students with complex learning challenges, like Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, cognitive challenges, and attentional deficits.

Specialized support given through Dyslexia Portugal is based on the Orton-Gillingham Method as well as other research and evidence-based practices. Sessions are available both in person and online.

Dyslexia Portugal - Meet Susie Joyce

What is Orton-Gillingham?

Referred to as one of the best kept secrets in Special Education, the Orton-Gillingham approach is unparalleled in its ability to help turn struggling readers into competent, fluid and joyful readers.

Created in the 1920’s, The Orton-Gillingham approach has become regarded as the most researched and effective way to help a child with dyslexia understand and develop the building blocks required for fluid reading.

Individualized

After careful assessment, a clear picture is made of your child’s areas of difficulty. Each lesson will be finely tuned to meet his or her particular needs.

Multi-sensory learning

During one-to-one sessions, material is presented using the multiple learning pathways (visual, auditory and kinesthetic).

This brings learning to life and helps with memorizing phonemes, graphemes and syllable patterns.

Repetitive

Individual sessions enables the child to move at the pace that is right for them. This often means we can repeat lessons over and over until mastery.

Direct and structured

Each session is structured in a strategic manner: oral reading, visual recall, blending, spelling, and sight words. New concepts are introduced from simplest to more complex.