Developing the teaching methods used at Kal*EYE*do*scoptics has been a thirty plus year journey, beginning with the premature birth of her identical twin daughters. Both of the girls had visual processing issues resulting in major struggles with reading. They suffered from ADHD, Dyslexia, double vision, and visual suppression.
As a home school parent, Becky set out to learn as much as she could about learning disabilities and visual processing. She attended many workshops, looking for techniques and information that might help her children improve academically.
Becky spent seven years apprenticing with Carol Bailey, a retired 2nd Grade Teacher and Visual Therapist from New Orleans. Ms. Bailey had developed physical/visual training techniques as a Visual Therapist and worked under the supervision and guidance of Dr. Oliver Whitney, an optometrist, who taught her many visual exercises.
While homeschooling, Becky attended educational workshops and seminars for teachers. This additional training allowed her to refine the specialized teaching skills she developed. After 15 years of working with her own children, extended families’, and friends’ children, she opened her tutoring service, “Whole Brain Reading Programs” in 2002.
The name was changed in 2012 to Kal*EYE*do*scoptics: A Visual Approach to Learning to begin the trademarking process.
Becky’s teaching methods have had a dramatic effect on many children with learning difficulties, where other therapies and methods have failed. If you would like to know more about some of these students, please visit our testimonial page.
credentials and experience
Bachelor of Science Degree, with Honors from Excelsior University, New York. (Specializing in English, History, Human Resource Management, and Religious Studies.)
Certified Level One Instructor for the following academic training techniques:
The Writing Road to Reading by Ramalda Spalding
Brain Gym by Paul E. Dennison, Ph.D.
Operation Mainstream for Adult Literacy, John Laubauch Method
Spell to Write and Read by Wanda Sanseri, a program based on Ramalda Spalding’s Writing Road to Reading.
Authored and self-published a Parent’s Guide and Student Workbook for spelling and reading improvement for students attending classes.
Postcards Magazine, selected Kaleyedoscoptics, LLC as its honored Business of the month in March of 2016 issue. [See link to article below]
Authored an article for I•AM Magazine.
Develops and presents Workshops for parents and teachers on learning how to identify learning disabilities due to Visual Processing issues.
Speaker on Education and the need for Visual Training to become a regular part of school curriculums.
Volunteer at Bridgewood Farms Home - Bridgewood Farms Inc. a place for disabled adults to continue their education, learn trades, and even live.
Toastmasters International member since November of 2016. She has served as Club President, Secretary, and Sargent At Arms, as well as Area Director and new club Mentor for the Houston District 56. Won First Place in Speech contests at the Club and Area levels.
Postcards Magazine focused on Becky’s business development process and her inclusive and diverse range of students who benefit from her unique visual learning techniques.
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View Article here.
Featured in i•am Magazine, Becky shared symptoms of visual processing issues and encouraged parents to get their children’s eyes checked by an optometrist who is willing to check for Visual Processing as well as focus.
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View article here.
“My son, Jacob, has a visual and cognitive disability that severely impaired his learning skills. Becky was able to peer inside his mind and successfully rewire his brain and visual skills using her Kal•Eye•Do•Scoptics technique. Not only did she teach him to read and to comprehend what he is reading, she gave him a sense of self and confidence. We will always be grateful.”