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Subject: Re: Timed Math Test Problems

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Rod Everson

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Date Posted: 12:09:04 01/26/12 Thu
In reply to: Paige 's message, "Timed Math Test Problems" on 07:37:43 01/19/12 Thu

Your child is young yet. I would take a different tack and go after the dyslexia instead of the school.

I've worked with a lot of struggling readers, many of whom would be considered dyslexic, in a private reading instruction practice. Over time I gradually came to the realization that many of them had vision problems that made reading difficult. Those same vision problems can make doing math problems difficult when presented on paper.

And I'm not saying he needs glasses to correct his vision either. You've probably already had his vision checked by your local optometrist and told that his vision is fine, or maybe he was given glasses and he's supposed to be seeing fine with the glasses.

Instead, it's likely that his eyes aren't working together well, something called poor binocular vision, or sometimes convergence insufficiency. But these problems can be corrected with vision therapy, once you know he has them (if he does.)

So, my first step would be to see a developmental optometrist to rule out the sort of vision problems that I saw in so many of the children I worked with, and to fix them if you find them. After that, you might find he does fine in both math and reading, especially since he's young enough that he's still being taught how to read by the school.

There's a lot on this sort of vision problem on my website, but here's a page that sort of drops you into the middle of the discussion that you might find useful if you decide to follow through on my suggestion: Find a Vision Therapy Provider.

All the best...

Rod Everson
OnTrack Reading

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