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STOMP! For Your Health At bring STOMP, the newest our various Town Wellness Center activities including
The Children’s Museum exhibit in the Town Wellness a dental chair which introduces oral health, a life-size
“Operation” game table, and a dual bicycle station
Center to the families here
on the Treasure Coast. This which shows visitors how their bones react to motion.
The Children’ s exhibit uses technology and The staff, volunteers, and families who visit the museum
Museum of the Treasure innovation to display how are grateful to both Cleveland Clinic Martin Health and
Coast (T CMTC) is we use our cardiovascular the Robert Bauman Family Foundation for their part in
excited to share their system in a competition- bringing STOMP! to TCMTC.
newest exhibit with style game.” Cleveland Clinic The mission of The Children’s Museum of the Treasure
the surrounding Martin Health is a longtime Coast is to offer children and families a place to explore
communities. Because supporter of the museum and and learn through hands-on activities, educational
of the generous support is the Town Wellness Center programs and cultural experiences.
from Cleveland Clinic Exhibit’s main sponsor. His If you are interested in supporting the next exhibit
Martin Health and the statement continued, “We installment, please contact Tammy Calabria at The
Robert Bauman Family are committed to educational Children’s Museum of the Treasure Coast for more
Foundation, the museum opportunities for our community and look forward to information by calling (772) 225-7575, Ext. 203 or
revealed STOMP! for our continued partnership with the Children’s Museum tcalabria@childrensmuseumtc.org.
the first time in April. of the Treasure Coast.” The STOMP! exhibit neighbors
A quote from the
President of Cleveland all about kiDs
Clinic Martin Health,
Robert L. Lord, Jr. states,
“Cleveland Clinic Martin
Health is honored to Four Dyslexia Warning Signs It’s a dyslexia warning sign when an elementary age
child is calling him or herself stupid/dumb/not smart.
in your By Jim Forgan, Ph.D., Simply put, young children don’t want to go to school
Licensed School
and fail. In a class of 18 to 25 kids, all the kids know
Psychologist
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kids’ papers are returned with a teacher’s red marks all
Community testing specialist, I work over it.
with a lot of children with
Your child is at risk for dyslexia if you have a
dyslexia. A mom recently diagnosed or suspected a family history of reading
brought her second grade struggles. Dyslexia is genetic so in over 50 percent of
FKCC Swim Around Key West son for testing because his children identified, another person in the family (aunts,
iReady scores were low, he grandparents, etc.) struggled with reading.
Martin County High School was saying he was stupid, If you are the mom, trust your motherly instincts that
student, Dylan Cioffi, 17, from there was a family history are telling you your child is struggling with reading.
Martin County Swimming of cousins with reading difficulty, and her motherly In my years of experience, moms’ instincts are highly
completed the 12.5-mile Swim instinct told her something was interfering with his ability accurate. Have your child tested to give you answers,
Around Key West on June 1, to learn to read. future direction, and to put your mind at ease.
placing first in his age group These were four classic warning signs of dyslexia. The If two or more warning signs apply or you suspect
with a time of 5:21:03. iReady testing that children take give scores that show their dyslexia, call our office as we test children ages 5 through
He has been swimming reading level. However, the scores the school considers “low” college for dyslexia, ADHD/ADD, gifted, and other
in the Martin County High don’t always align with real life because schools focus on processing disorders. Visit DyslexiaAndADHDcenter.
School program for the past helping the “extremely low” kids. Kids with dyslexia are com or call (561) 625-4125.
three years. smart and can fake reading because they memorize words
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