Georgia mom creates program to teach children with learning disabilities how to read

ATLANTA — A Georgia mom, who is also a former teacher, created a nonprofit program to teach children with autism and dyslexia how to read.

Shecondria Duncan said public school was not a good fit for her son, who has autism. She searched for a way to help and developed the nonprofit literacy group: The Neurostars Phonics Factory.

The lessons employ a multisensory approach, utilizing syllables, rhymes, and tapping sounds to make reading less overwhelming.

"I have just seen him just pick it up like this," said Duncan. "You know, jump from one concept to the next, and it's, you know, we have five days to teach the concept, but he picks it up often in two (days)."

Duncan hopes to offer free small-group reading help to students in school and homeschooling families.