Profile
Keisuke Miyazaki, Speech-Language Pathologist
Miyazaki Speech-Language Pathology Institute Co., Ltd.
Representative director
【Career】
I hold a Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Japan. I graduated from the Graduate School of Human Health Sciences at Kyoto University, specializing in brain function rehabilitation. My experience includes providing clinical care for numerous dyslexic children, both in a university hospital setting and within child welfare services.
I’m a speech-language pathologist based in Kyoto, Japan. My research at Kyoto University focused on improving memory through combined visual and haptic stimuli. In 2019, I created an innovative reading and writing program for dyslexic children called Sawaru Glyph, incorporating haptic reading materials.
I also have synesthesia, perceiving colors in letters. The “Sawaru Glyph” I developed integrates my personal synesthetic experiences with my brain science research.
“Sawaru Glyph” is the world’s first haptic reading program. While multisensory learning methods using clay or sand letters for dyslexia have already existed, there has never been a haptic reading program specifically for dyslexics with normal vision, who are not visually impaired.
The concept of haptic reading isn’t my invention – it dates back to ancient times when writing was learned on carved clay tablets, likely involving simultaneous touching and vocalization of text. My “Sawaru Glyph” method is a unique program that integrates:
- Findings from my graduate research
- My personal synesthetic experiences
- Historical insights into human literacy development
This approach blends ancient practices with modern research and personal insight, creating a novel learning method for reading and writing.
This multisensory learning program, which involves reading aloud while touching the haptic reading materials, is designed to help many children with dyslexia who struggle with reading and writing.
【Affiliations】 Japanese Cognitive Neuroscience Society. Japan LD Society
【Achievements】
- Miyazaki, K., Yamada, S., & Kawasaki, A. (2023). Effects of multisensory learning using vision and touch on enhancing visual memory in the Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test. Cognitive Neuroscience, 24(3-4).
- Miyazaki, K., Hashimoto, Y., Uchiyama, H., & Sakai, M. (2024). Enhancement of naming speed and improvement of reading and writing functions through multisensory learning using tactile reading materials. Cognitive Neuroscience Society.
- Miyazaki, K. (2020). Character spelling learning tool and character spelling learning method. Japan Patent Office.
- Miyazaki, K. (2023). On the convex shape conditions for enhancing tactile sensitivity of finger pads . Japan Patent Office.
office address
| Miyazaki Speech-Language Pathology Institute Co., Ltd. | |
| Address Line1 | 520 Shiokojicho Shimogyo-ku |
| Address Line2 | 2F Mitsubayashi building |
| City | Kyoto-shi |
| State/Province/Region | Kyoto-fu |
| Country | Japan |
| ZIP/Postal code | 600-8212 |
| Phone number | +81-50-3556-3047 |