DIY Dyslexia: A Roadmap for Parents

Learn to teach your dyslexic child with confidence — from the inside out.

What if you didn’t have to rely on expensive tutors or boxed programs that don’t fit your child?
What if you could become the most consistent, effective, and encouraging teacher your child has ever had?

DIY Dyslexia is a comprehensive course that gives you everything you need to understand your child’s brain, teach reading the way it’s meant to be taught, and support lasting literacy — without burning out or second-guessing yourself. Grounded in Orton-Gillingham principles and infused with neurodiversity-affirming methods, this program goes far beyond phonics. It equips you to deliver systematic, science-based instruction that honors your child’s unique learning style.

You’ll learn how to teach reading, writing, and spelling through engaging, brain-aligned methods — no boxed curriculum required.

What Makes DIY Dyslexia Different?

💡Not a one-size-fits-all program — we teach you how to teach your child.


đź’ˇBased on the science of reading, neurodevelopment, and positive behavioral supports.


💡Fully integrates the entire literacy rope — decoding, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.


đź’ˇUses a game-based, whole-child approach that builds skills and confidence.


đź’ˇYou get 3 months of live Q&A support and the option to upgrade for a full 12 months of coaching and extended content.


đź’ˇHelps you save time and money by eventually replacing or supplementing tutoring.


đź’ˇGroups are formed by skill level and readiness, not strictly by grade. Below are our current levels:

Course Modules

Phase 1: Preparation

  • Neurosequencing & Process Goals: How your child’s brain learns — and how to teach in the right order
  • Assessment Tools: Understand what skills are missing and how to track real progress
  • The Elements of Language Processing: Why systematic, explicit instruction is essential
  • PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports): How to build a peaceful, motivating learning environment
  • The 44 Sounds in English & Custom Skills List: A complete map of what to teach

Phase 2: Teaching

  • Phonograms 101: How & why they work, plus high-low remediation strategies
  • Consonants, Digraphs, Short Vowels & Word Families: Building blocks of decoding
  • Vowel Teams, C-Rule, G-Rule: Advanced patterns made simple
  • Syllable Types (2 sessions): Teaching all six syllable types to unlock multisyllabic reading
  • Morphology (2 sessions): Teach prefixes, suffixes, and root words to supercharge reading and spelling
  • Spelling & Vocabulary: Introduction to structured word instruction
  • Scope & Sequence Planning + UDI (Universal Design for Instruction): How to teach for mastery, not just exposure

Bonus Session:

Technology for Reading Support: The best tools to reinforce and streamline your instruction

Outcome

By the end of DIY Dyslexia, you’ll have a fully personalized, step-by-step approach for teaching your child — and the skills to adapt, pivot, and grow with them every step of the way. You’ll stop spinning your wheels and start seeing consistent progress, all while strengthening your relationship and preserving your child’s confidence.

Remediated, Now What?

Support your child after they've cracked the code.

Reading is only the beginning. If your child has learned to decode words but still struggles with vocabulary, comprehension, spelling, and writing — you’re not alone. Most dyslexia research and programs focus heavily on the early grades (K–3), but older students often continue to face hidden literacy challenges that undermine their academic success.

That’s where Remediated, Now What? comes in.

This course is designed specifically for parents whose children have moved past the basics of reading but still aren’t filling their potential. We go beyond phonics and decoding to help you build your child’s confidence, critical thinking, and communication skills — all using science-backed strategies, that include all sub skills in the reading and writing ropes, and tailor best practices to fit your individual child’s brain.

How We're Different:

🦉 Not a boxed program — we teach you how to teach your child.

🦉 Personalized, flexible, and designed to fit your child — not force your child to fit the program.

🦉 Evidence-based methods grounded in the latest science on dyslexia and language processing.

🦉 Designed to work with your child’s neurology, not against it.

🦉 Live Q&A support included — you’re never alone on this journey.

Course Modules

Intro

  • Neurosequencing & process goals
  • Dyslexia as a language processing disorder
  • How it affects all subjects — not just reading
  • Big-picture strategies for teaching dyslexic learners

Reading

  • The 3 phases of reading
  • Vocabulary development (in-depth)
  • Comprehension strategies

Writing

  • Grammar for clarity and understanding
  • Advanced spelling concepts
  • Writing at the sentence & paragraph levels
  • Pre-writing & drafting strategies
  • Revision: expanding and organizing ideas, improving syntax
  • Editing as a collaborative “team sport”

Bonus Session

Leveraging technology to support writing and language skills

Outcome

Walk away with a deeper understanding of your child’s ongoing challenges and a toolkit of effective, brain-aligned strategies to support vocabulary, writing, and comprehension — all essential for long-term academic success.

DIY Executive Function & Study Skills

Help your child get organized, stay motivated, and finally learn how to learn.

Struggles with focus, time management, procrastination, and forgetfulness aren’t just bad habits — they’re symptoms of executive functioning challenges rooted in your child’s brain wiring. Whether your child has ADHD, ASD, dyslexia, or undiagnosed difficulties, this course gives you the tools to help them work smarter — not harder.

DIY Executive Function & Study Skills teaches parents how to recognize executive function breakdowns and apply concrete, brain-based strategies that actually work. No more vague advice. No more “just try harder.” You’ll learn how to support your child with systems that are designed for the way they think.

What Makes This Course Different?

🍎 Neurodivergent-friendly — we teach to your child’s brain, not against it

🍎 Based on the latest neuroscience of motivation, focus, and learning

🍎 Built for real life — with practical tools, not theory

🍎 Personalized and flexible: you’re not stuck in a rigid system

🍎 You learn the why behind each strategy so you can adapt it as your child grows

🍎 3 months of live support included (with the option to continue for 12 months)

Course Modules

Introduction

  • Neurosequencing and setting process goals

  • Scientific breakdown of executive functioning: 3 brain-based executive function categories vs. 9–10 school-defined skills

  • How to translate abstract advice into concrete, doable strategies

Time & Materials Management

  • Motivation and environment setup
  • Time management tools your child will actually use
  • Material organization systems that stick

Goal-Directed Persistence

  • How to help your child set goals — and follow through
  • Strategies for building self-monitoring and persistence

 

Academic Success Tools

  • Note-taking strategies (not one-size-fits-all)
  • Study skills for neurodivergent learners
  • Test prep and test-taking strategies 
  • How to analyze tests, notes, and study plans for continuous improvement

 

Bonus Session

Using technology to support executive function challenges

 

Outcome

You’ll gain the clarity and tools to help your child feel capable and independent — with real systems that build motivation, organization, and academic confidence.