Who We Are
The Reading Lab, a division of Walston Speech Language & Reading
Clinic, Inc., is a specialized reading clinic that utilizes the latest brain
research and neuroscience designed software to accelerate and optimize
reading and learning performance - preparing students for a lifetime of
academic success.
The Reading Lab, a division of Walston Speech Language & Reading
Clinic, Inc., is a specialized reading clinic that utilizes the latest brain
research and neuroscience designed software to accelerate and optimize
reading and learning performance - preparing students for a lifetime of
academic success.
 | Serving Houston Clear Lake, League City, and Friendswood Communities | |
| Programs for all ages - Kindergarten - High School | |
| After School, Summer, and At Home Programs Available | |
| 2009 Broke 2 Records, Student Trained from Mexico City & Fall Post-Tests | |
| Showed Average Gain of 3.7 Years in Reading Comprehension! |
Why You Should Consider Enrolling Your Child
Reading is the most important skill a person has to learn. It lays the foundation for all other
academic skills and a lack of competency in reading greatly inhibits success in life.
Neuroscientists tell us that reading is one of the most difficult skills we learn in a lifetime. This
is because reading requires an extraordinarily high level of cognitive functioning. Some
children and adults have difficulty learning to read effectively because this type of cognitive
functioning is not equally distributed among the population.
Most programs do not target the underlying causes of reading difficulties. There are many
excellent school and private tutoring programs available for students who are cognitively able
to accept the instruction and intervention being offered. But most struggling readers do not
have the foundational neural connections and prerequisite language skills to become effective
readers. Therefore, children may learn to compensate for poor language and reading
development, but the problem doesn't go away.
Students who attend The Reading Lab are given the advantage of becoming successful and
confident readers and learners. They are also developing increased working memory,
attention, auditory and cognitive processing, and sequencing skills - those areas of the brain
that are critical to the learning process and are essential to all curricular areas. Students
receive individualized foundational language and reading training in a small group setting.
Each student receives one-on-one attention from a highly trained specialist - personally trained
by the neuroscientists who developed the programs being used at the clinic - whether they train
at the Lab or remotely off-site at home.
There's no greater fulfillment for parents than knowing we've helped our children reach their
academic potential and in watching their self-esteem go from struggling or failure to happy,
confident, successful learners. We watch this miracle happen at The Reading Lab almost every
day.
Reading is the most important skill a person has to learn. It lays the foundation for all other
academic skills and a lack of competency in reading greatly inhibits success in life.
Neuroscientists tell us that reading is one of the most difficult skills we learn in a lifetime. This
is because reading requires an extraordinarily high level of cognitive functioning. Some
children and adults have difficulty learning to read effectively because this type of cognitive
functioning is not equally distributed among the population.
Most programs do not target the underlying causes of reading difficulties. There are many
excellent school and private tutoring programs available for students who are cognitively able
to accept the instruction and intervention being offered. But most struggling readers do not
have the foundational neural connections and prerequisite language skills to become effective
readers. Therefore, children may learn to compensate for poor language and reading
development, but the problem doesn't go away.
Students who attend The Reading Lab are given the advantage of becoming successful and
confident readers and learners. They are also developing increased working memory,
attention, auditory and cognitive processing, and sequencing skills - those areas of the brain
that are critical to the learning process and are essential to all curricular areas. Students
receive individualized foundational language and reading training in a small group setting.
Each student receives one-on-one attention from a highly trained specialist - personally trained
by the neuroscientists who developed the programs being used at the clinic - whether they train
at the Lab or remotely off-site at home.
There's no greater fulfillment for parents than knowing we've helped our children reach their
academic potential and in watching their self-esteem go from struggling or failure to happy,
confident, successful learners. We watch this miracle happen at The Reading Lab almost every
day.
Optimising learning through neuroscience...
The Reading Lab
A Division of Walston Speech Language & Reading Clinic, Inc.
A Division of Walston Speech Language & Reading Clinic, Inc.
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| Lab Calendar 2010 - 2011 (Subject to Change, Check with Lab for Most Current Updates) |
2010 FALL SESSION SCHEDULE:
2011 SPRING SESSION SCHEDULE:
2011 SUMMER SESSION SCHEDULE:
- May 3, 2010 - Applications for Fall Sessions Accepted
- July 26 - September 3, 2010 - Lab Closed for Intersession Break
- September 13, 2010 - Assessments for Fall Sessions Begin
- September 20, 2010 - Fall After School and At Home Sessions Begin
- November 24-26, Lab Closed for Thanksgiving Holidays
- December 16, 2010 - Last Day of Fall After School and At Home Sessions
- December 20, 2010 - January 28, 2011 - Lab Closed for Christmas Holidays and Intersession Break
2011 SPRING SESSION SCHEDULE:
- January 31, 2011 - Spring After School and At Home Sessions Begin
- March 1, 2011 - Applications for Summer Sessions Accepted
- March 14-18, 2011 - Lab Closed for Spring Break
- March 24-25, 2011 - Lab Closed for Visionary Conference
- May 2, 2011 - Applications for Fall Session Accepted
- May 12, 2011 - Last Day of Spring After School and At Home Sessions
2011 SUMMER SESSION SCHEDULE:
- May 30, 2011 - Assessment for Summer Sessions Begin
- June 6, 2011 - First 3-Week Summer Session Begins
- July 5, 2011 - Second 3-Week Summer Session Begins
- July 28, 2011 - Last Day of Summer Sessions