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Subject: Re: Unanswered Questions

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Date Posted: 10:34:50 11/05/10 Fri
In reply to: Alyssa 's message, "Unanswered Questions" on 06:35:48 10/12/10 Tue

Boy do I understand how you are feeling!!! My 8 year old daughter was diagnosed at the end of last year. For years I knew something was wrong but the school would not listen. Thank god she had a great second grade teacher who helped me push the issue. The first question I have is have you had an IEP meeting to develope a plan with the school? This should help you pinpoint the best way to provide help for your child. The research can be so confusing I know. Don't give up, remember this is a learning process for both you and your child. From my own experience with my daughter here are a few tricks i have learned. She is a math wiz when we finally took the words out of it. she needs to "see" the math problem. we use counters (poker chips) to introduce basic facts. Them she can zip through them. Spelling thats another story!! Somedays I want to pull my hair out! Keep in mind that most dsylexics have high IQ's and a round about way of learning. See if you child can suggest ways to make things easier. Another thing I suggest is to read the book "The secret life of a dsylexic child" by Robert Frank. It is an amazing book. Robert Frank is a dsylexic who has gone on to get his degree in psychology. this book is a real eye opener. Don't give up!!

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