What has become known is that the area in the brain where the connection between the visual representation of letters or words and the sounds associated with them is not developed in the dyslexic.

It has been known for quite some time, certainly since the early 1990’s, that the dyslexic brain is different from the normal brain. However, recent functional MRI research has demonstrated that with hard work, encouragement, and teaching the phonemic basis of sound to symbol and symbol to sound, in a systematic, repetitive approach, a change in brain activity patterns can be produced to resemble those of good readers.

What has not yet been established in the research is whether such brain patterns are retained over a long period of time. This requires a longitudinal study, observing the same subject population over a period of one through fifteen years post teaching/training.

The dEcode® method utilizes the phonemic principle. Our pre/post testing research based on reading decoding, reading comprehension, vocabulary and central auditory processing results have not only indicated positive and significant short term results, but with post testing one year after programming has been completed, central auditory processing as well as reading comprehension has not only been retained, but also increased. Continued monitoring is ongoing.

Yes, it takes hard work for both the dyslexic student and the teacher in teaching the student to learn how to read. However, it can be done and the dEcode® system will help. The dEcode® reading system has been continually developed for over twenty five years and continues to develop. It has proven to be fast, easy to use and effective.

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