Everything you need to know about Michelle Morgan SLP
My name is Michelle Morgan. I’m a mama to 3 beautiful girls and have been happily married since 2005. I’m also a Speech-Language Pathologist specializing in dyslexia. I help children and parents access the skills they need to achieve success in a literate world.
I’m a member of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association and a professional member of the International Dyslexia Association. I am trained in multiple structured literacy approaches including Orton-Gillingham and SPELL-Links.
In 2013, God blessed our family with Amelia, who we now know has dyslexia. All 3 of my children are special in their own way but I’m especially grateful that my professional training prepared me for the extra help Amelia would need in her early elementary school life.
The path to a diagnosis wasn’t easy and I’m slightly ashamed of how little I knew about dyslexia when our journey started. However, I was able to throw myself into all the research, professional journals, and coursework I could find to help me learn more about dyslexia and how to help my daughter.
The more I learned, the more I realized dyslexia is severely misunderstood and underidentified. I realized parents need a professional ally who can help them understand dyslexia as a language disorder and what that means for their child’s reading skills.
My goal is to help other families who live with dyslexia by providing support, education, and advocacy. Each family’s story is unique but they follow a similar path. Our journey has been emotional on many different levels and my husband, my parents, and a few close friends have been instrumental as a support system.
I know all too well there’s a mourning process when your child is given a diagnosis of dyslexia but the future is full of potential. Children can learn to read well and grow up to out-perform many of their peers because they think differently. While this difference causes a lot of heartache and struggle while learning to read, it is the same reason they are wired for success and have the potential to make a huge impact in our world.
Let’s give our children with dyslexia the support and skills they need to make their impact!