10/14/2026
Back-to-school season can make learning struggles harder to ignore.
On this episode of the Discover Virginia Podcast, Joseph Trahan sits down with Kirby Frank Kirby Frank, owner of Tidewater Learning Center Tidewater Learning Center in Virginia Beach, to talk about reading challenges, dyslexia, ADHD, educational evaluations, IEPs, structured literacy, and what parents should watch for when their child may need more support.
Kirby also shares her journey from the classroom to Tidewater Learning Center and why getting to the root of a child’s learning challenges matters.
A key takeaway: early grades are about learning to read. Later grades depend on being able to read to learn.
If something feels off, this episode gives parents practical questions to start asking.
