About Us

Tammy Grovatt is the founder and director of Dyslexia Direct. A multifaceted educator with more than 20 years of classroom experience, Mrs. Grovatt now focuses on helping students through her private dyslexia therapy practice. In addition to her role as Certified Academic Language Therapist (CALT), she took the additional steps of becoming a fully Licensed Dyslexia Therapist as well as an Educational Diagnostician. She holds a Master’s degree in Special Education with a concentration in Dyslexia.  

“Throughout my teaching career, I always had a heart for helping children who struggled with reading,” says Grovatt. “But when my own son was diagnosed with dyslexia and dysgraphia, I became even more passionate.”

Dyslexia is a specific reading disability and dysgraphia is a writing disability. Grovatt realized that the education and training she had received for teaching in both regular and special education classrooms did not address the specific needs of students with these disorders. These students needed to be taught differently, using evidence-based multisensory methods. 

“As a teacher, I felt it was important to learn the most effective methods for helping students with dyslexia,” says Grovatt. “And as a parent, I was determined to make sure that my son gets the best help required for him to succeed.”

This meant a return to graduate school and multiple certifications. Grovatt ran a reading intervention program in the public school system and also established her private practice for helping students learn - and love - to read. Her son is now in high school and doing well. Grovatt is now focused 100 percent on providing therapy to students through her private practice, Dyslexia Direct. 

“I think it is important for parents of children with dyslexia to know that I once walked in your shoes,” Grovatt says. “It can be confusing when you know your child is bright, yet can’t seem to grasp the basics of reading or other seemingly simple academic tasks. It can be overwhelming for parents to realize their child is falling farther behind each passing day. I want you to know that you are not alone, and there is hope. With effective therapy, children with dyslexia can learn to read and write well.”

Shift to Online Therapy

Grovatt has seen her practice change from primarily in-person to more of an online approach. As more families wanted to avoid Austin traffic, and still others moved out of state while wanting to continue their child’s therapy, Grovatt began delivering dyslexia therapy online with great success. Now, with COVID-19, even more families are requesting online services. Grovatt is also seeing an uptick in families living in places where they don’t have local access to services, yet want their child to receive a proven dyslexia therapy program.