Tag Archives: Orton Gillingham

What is Dyslexia?

Dyslexia is a language-based learning disability that affects an individual’s ability to acquire the skills necessary for reading such as identifying the alphabet, linking letters to sounds, rhyming, blending sounds, segmenting sounds, and comprehension just to name a few. An individual needs to be able to use all these skills simultaneously with fluency (with accuracy …read more

Welcome to Academic Ascents!

Welcome and thank you for visiting my website! Since this is my first blog posting I would like to take the opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Lindsay Lesch and I am the owner/founder of Summit County’s newest tutoring business. I am dual certified as an elementary and special education teacher. I have worked …read more