Donna: “My 11-year-old son has been home educated for the past 2 years. He's quite severely dyslexic, and also dyscalculic with other learning difficulties….When he first came out of school he was terrified to even try to read, although he loves stories and being rea...
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There are lists of these, and many of them are exception words (irregular words that don’t follow spelling rules), which dyslexic children may need extra mnemonics, picture memory anchors, multisensory learning and repeated practice to learn solidly. 5. Joined-up writing If your child ...
If you’re a parent and you worry about dyslexia, you can reach out to your school’s special education team to request a referral meeting. The school, based on their data and teacher and parent input, may pursue a full psychological evaluation. However, know that many evaluations completed ...
The two questions above are among the most commonly asked by parents of newly-diagnosed autistic children. And wouldn’t it be great if there were a one-sentence answer to it? Sadly, it doesn’t work like that. But here’s my advice, as an autistic man who used to be an autistic ch...
Here is a great list of coloring book websites for kids and adults to share for the holidays. Many are color-by-number, some even auto-fill the right color with a long-click. Beware though: Many have in-app purchases and advertising so preview them before sharing: ...
I am a speech-language pathologist and all of my kids are dyslexic. Just reading through this makes me wonder how I ever learned how to read, makes me question why this isn’t taught to teachers and SLPs in college, and makes me really appreciate that I learned English first as Spanish...
In time, these poor kids fall behind, not only in reading and spelling but also in all other subjects that require reading and spelling. This is one of the reasons that so many dyslexic persons are creative in performing arts, which do not require as much reading or spelling. Type “Celeb...
Goals that aren’t going to lead to realistic progress. There can be many goals that just want a child to increase to a certain grade level or to a percentage. Or goals that are way too much to happen in a year. Goals that would lead to very little progress over a year.These goals...
it's crucial to recognize that dyslexia doesn't reflect one's intelligence. Many dyslexic individuals, like filmmaker Steven Spielberg, have turned their unique way of thinking into a strength. By understanding the nuances of dyslexia, parents and educators can provide strategies, like phonics-based...