A very energetic grandmother to a past client came strolling into Langsford's Highlands office last week because she wanted to let us know how her grandson is doing. She said she just had to stop in and tell us about it because "we were the turning point in this young man’s life." This young man was diagnosed with CAPD (Central Auditory Processing Disorder: see below for more information on CAPD) in first grade, received special education services and also had some tutoring before he came to us in 7th grade.
Danny is now a freshman at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio and is getting straight A’s as well as being quite involved socially. He has also developed into a great cross country runner.
She relayed how they were just lucky to find out about us by talking with other families who have been here. She is a retired teacher and she mentioned how Danny was in special education at his school but was released after doing work here. She said she had never heard of that happening much at all. She is really a proud grandmother!
How does Langsford work with clients who have CAPD?
Many, of our clients have issues related to Central Auditory Processing Disorder (now most often referred to as APD, Auditory Processing Disorder). Saying someone has CAPD is like saying someone has a learning disability. It can include one or many areas of difficulty in varying degrees.
One of our specialties here at Langsford Learning Acceleration Centers is addressing phonological awareness instability, which is one of the many auditory processes that come under the umbrella of APD. By stabilizing this foundational process, and integrating all the other critical aspects of the reading process (phonics, words attack, sight words, fluency) in a very deliberate and systematic way, we have had tremendous success in teaching students to become independent, self-correcting readers and spellers. And Danny is a perfect example.
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