He says parents can help at home by providing fun activities that build muscle memory and strength in a child’s hands. Drawing letters in sand or with finger paints, Rein says, is an activity that could help. He also recommends working with an occupational therapist outside of school. Prim...
“I have found that a parent’s sense of stigma is most acute when the child is newly diagnosed,” writesAnne Fordin her book, “The Stigmatized Child.”“This is the time when parents do all they can to avoid labeling the child. A child diagnosed with mild dyslexia probably doesn’t ...
Positive reinforcement and encouragement can help build a child’s confidence and resilience. It’s important for parents and teachers—and especially parent-teachers—to recognize and celebrate the unique strengths and talents of children with dyslexia....
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president-elect at the NAGC, suggests saying something like, “It seems to me that my child is not reaching potential. … I wonder if there’s something we could do to see if my child could be achieving more.” She stresses the value of conversations that invite collaboration with teachers...
We also recommend the Sounds of English sheet produced by the Dyslexia-SPELD Foundation (A4, double-sided) which details the choices for all 44 sounds with picture and word clues. It is a very inexpensive child-friendly reference tool at AU$4 and the money helps the Foundation to support th...
This moment helped shape my life in a way that would take me many years to understand. Dyslexia is a disorder that makes reading, writing, and spelling extremely difficult. Even though I was made aware of this at a young age. I still had to work very hard in elementary school and ...
The other three kids gave answers along these lines: “I have a learning disability called dyslexia. For me that means that I can’t always make sense of the words that I’m reading, so it takes me longer than other kids to do my schoolwork. And I have difficulty writing in a way ...
take care of himself in the adult world. Know this: Adults with ADHD or bipolar disorder still have to get up every morning and go to work, get along with their colleagues, respect their supervisors, and perform and be productive. Kids with dyslexia, Asperger’s ...
I had a Dyslexic son in high school, so I was very interested in learning everything I could about it. As I studied, I learned that the exercises were super easy and could be done at home. I also learned that they applied to other developmental disorders like ADHD, ADD, Sensory Process...