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Does my child have dyslexia??

Author:
sara

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Date Posted: 09:22:41 03/30/11 Wed

I was looking for some advice from others who may have a Dyslexia diagnosis for their young child.. I have a 5 year old son and I think he exibits signs of a learning disorder. I recently had his teacher inquire with the school physcologist and his response was that most young boys can't be diagnosed at this young of age as it could be too many things.. So here are some of the things I am concerned about.
1. When he learned his letters he learned the sound they make before the actual look and name of the letter.. We would say what letter is this he would give the sound and couldnt give the name.
2. He does have lots of reversals in his letters and numbers, more than the rest of the class
3. Is below grade level for knowing his numbers.
4. When asked what a nine is has to count to nine to be able to recognize it, he also had to do this with number six,but when we ask why nine is more difficult he says because it looks like a P.
5. When he learns a new letter or number, mostly numbers, he can draw one in the air but not recognize it when we show it to him on paper.
6. And he gets stressed out because he can't put shoes on the right feet.
Now with all this being said he is also currently above grade level for reading and writing words.He is also left handed.
Does this sound like it falls in the dyslexic category. And are there any tips for teaching him in these early years?

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: Does my child have dyslexia??	Russel Van Brocklen	07:21:45 04/08/11 Fri

Re: Does my child have dyslexia??	Claire	12:38:14 05/03/11 Tue