The University of Iowa is screening children for reading and writingdifficulties this month. Dr. Ann Michael, director of the Wendell JohnsonSpeech and Hearing Center, says this is the first in a series of preventionprogramsThe free screenings target children between the ages of four-and-a-half tosix through a series of activities. The center staff can then judge if thechild is a candidate for reading and writing trouble.Nationwide, over six percent of children have trouble learning to read andwrite. Michael recommends that all parents have their children screened, butsome medical conditions increase the risk of problems.Screenings at U of I are held Mondays and Tuesdays from one to five p-mthrough September 28th. If you are unable to get to a screening, contactyour school’s speech pathologist or your family doctor. To learn morecontact Dr. Michael at the University of Iowa’s Speech and Hearing Center.
SEARCH THIS SITE
RECENT NEWS
- Iowa housing market movement looks to be back where it was before COVID
- Grassley: Pentagon workers spent millions of pandemic dollars on personal expenses
- After missing Iowa trucker’s body found, wife says: ‘Things don’t add up.’
- Western Iowa Tech to pay millions to students to settle lawsuit
- $18.8 million workforce housing development planned in Spirit Lake