Luke Therapy Services, LLC

11/22/2025

Instruction matters 🤍

11/21/2025

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Every time you walk into a classroom, a therapy space, or your own child’s bedroom, remember this: presume competence.

It’s not just a philosophy. It’s a radical, respectful, and powerful shift in how we see and support disabled and neurodivergent people.

Presuming competence means:
🌱 Believing that a child understands even if they can’t speak.
🌱 Trusting that behaviours have meaning, even if they look different to what we expect.
🌱 Offering access, challenge, dignity, and opportunity before demanding proof.

When we don’t presume competence, we unintentionally limit people. We teach less. We offer fewer chances. We expect less. And children—especially those with high support needs—learn exactly what we teach them: that they are underestimated.

When we do presume competence? We create spaces where learners can show us what they know. Where they can grow. Where they feel seen and safe and powerful.

Choose this upcoming term to say: “I believe in you. I will teach you as though you understand. I will meet you with respect, every time.” Because that belief alone changes lives.

EDIT: I am learning a lot from these comments. I’ve only ever taught in special education, so for me “assume competence” is really important to remind all adults to ensure we don’t underestimate our learners. However, what I am learning is we actually need the opposite for learners in mainstream, too often adults around the child aren’t seeing the struggle underneath and meeting those underlying needs. Maybe the phrase for mainstream shoud be “believe them”

11/07/2025

Huge supporters of ALL communication forms over here! 🤍🗣️

AAC modeling isn’t just therapy time, it’s everyday communication time. Every word, every context, every moment matters.

11/02/2025

Each dyslexic has a different pattern of strengths and challenges. We score extremely highly in some things - often in the top percentiles. But in the areas we find challenging, we score very low - often in the bottom percentiles. We call this our 'spiky profile'.

That's why it's vital, in the workplace (and in the classroom), that we focus on our strengths - the things that we're naturally good at - and delegate our challenges.

Find out how to empower your Dyslexic Thinking at work, and learn to advocate for what you need to thrive, with our FREE 1 hour training on LinkedIn Learning.
Train here: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/empowering-dyslexic-thinking-at-work

And share your strengths and challenges with your manager, using our workplace passport here:https://www.madebydyslexia.org/wp-content/uploads/Employ-Dyslexia-Adult-Profile.pdf

Children and teens can share their strengths and challenges with their teacher, using our passports:
Children:https://www.madebydyslexia.org/wp-content/uploads/Childrens-Passport.pdf
Teen:https://www.madebydyslexia.org/wp-content/uploads/Teenage-Passport.pdf

10/31/2025

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Maryville, it’s official—we’re OPEN and accepting new patients! 🥳

https://www.fromthegrounduppt.com
https://app.pteverywhere.com/fromthegroundup/bookingonline

10/27/2025

The IDA has updated their definition of dyslexia 📚❤️

10/21/2025

Guess what…?! 🤍

🎉 From the Ground Up Physical Therapy & Wellness is… EXPANDING! 🎉

I’m beyond excited to share that From the Ground Up will be opening a second location in Maryville, MO!

What started as a dream to help people move and live better has grown into something bigger than I could have imagined. I’m so grateful for the support that’s made it possible to bring pelvic floor physical therapy, birth prep, and postpartum care to even more of Northwest Missouri.

📅 Doors open October 31, 2025!

If you’re ready to start your journey, you can book your appointment here:

✨ https://app.pteverywhere.com/fromthegroundup/bookingonline

📞 816-323-0992
📧 info@fromthegrounduppt.com

10/20/2025

Did you know this?! 📚

10/17/2025

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10/17/2025

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10/11/2025

📘 Dyslexia in Missouri Schools

Dyslexia is a medical diagnosis that describes a language-based learning disorder affecting a person’s ability to read, spell, and sometimes write or speak.

In Missouri schools, a diagnosis of dyslexia does not automatically qualify a student for special education services under IDEA. However, schools are still required to recognize the educational impact and provide appropriate accommodations and modifications to support student success.

These supports might include:
✅ Extra time on tests and assignments
✅ Access to audiobooks or read-aloud options
✅ Explicit, structured literacy instruction
✅ Reduced written workload

Early identification and targeted support can make a world of difference. If you have concerns about your child’s reading, language, or literacy development, our team at Luke Therapy Services can help guide you through next steps.

💬 Reach out for for information!

10/09/2025

📚🧵 Oh sure… reading is easy, right? 🙃

Just take a look at Scarborough’s Reading Rope 👇
Every strand — background knowledge, vocabulary, language structures, verbal reasoning, phonological awareness, decoding, sight recognition — has to build, strengthen, and twist together before a child becomes a skilled reader.

Now imagine trying to figure out which strand is struggling…
with just a five-minute screener. 😅

👉 Screeners are great for giving us a quick snapshot — a red flag that something might be off.
But they can’t tell us where the difficulty lies or why it’s happening.

That’s where a comprehensive evaluation comes in.
It teases apart each thread of the rope so we can find the exact area that needs support — and create a plan that actually helps the child grow.