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Date Posted:02:04:18 10/04/09 Sun In reply to:
sara
's message, "getting the run around" on 22:01:12 01/08/09 Thu
I TOTALY UNDESTAND HOW YOU FEEL. I HAVE A DYSLEXIC CHILD MYSELF. WHEN MY SON WAS IN FIRST GRADE, HIS TEACHER WHO WAS ALSO A CERTIFIED PSHYCOLOGY TOLD ME SHE WAS SURE MY SON WAS DYSLEXIC. HE HAS ALL THE SYMPTOMS OF A DYSLEXIC CHILD. HE STRUGGLES WITH MATH, READING AND SPELLING. SHE FILLED OUT PAPER WORK SO MY CHILD COULD BE TESTED AND GET HELP. THE SCHOOL SAID HE WAS NOT DYSLEXIC BUT HAD A SEVERE LEARNING DISABILITY. I TOOK HIM TO ANOTHER PSHYCOLOGIST AND HE AGREED MY SON WAS DYSLEXIC BUT THE SCHOOL SAID NO. I TOOK HIM TO HIS REGULAR PEDITRICIAN AND HE SAID HE WAS ADD. THE SCHOOL IMMEDIATLY AGRED TO THAT. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE TEACHER SAID THAT THE DISTRICT DOES NOT ALWAYS AGREE TO THE DYSLEXIC DIAGNOSIS BECAUSE IT COST A LOT OF MONEY TO TRAIN AND HELP KIDS WIT DYSLEXIA. INSTEAD THEY PLACE HIM IN A SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM, THAT HELPS HIM A LITTLE. I HAVE TO PAY A PRIVATE TUTOR TO HELP HIM WITH READING AND MATH. THE COST IS VERY HIGH DUE TO THEY CHARGE BY THE HOUR. I WORK A FULL TIME JOB JUST TO PAY FO HIS TUTORING. IT'S VERY SAD THE SOME SCHOOL DISTRICTS DO NOT CARE ABOUT CHILDREN LIKE OURS. THEY ALWAYS SAY THAT THE KIDS ARE THE ONES NOT PAYING ATTENTION OR NOT TRYING THEIR BEST. THANK GOD MY CHILD NOW IN THE 5TH GRADE READS. NOT ON GRADE LEVEL BUT 2.1 GRADE LEVEL, TO ME IS A BIG IMPROVEMENT FROM NO READING AT ALL. HE JUST LEARNED TO READ LESS THAN 2 YEARS AGO. HE IS DOING GOOD IN MATH BUT YOU KNOW DYSLEXIC CHILDREN FORGET EASYLY IF THEY DONT PRACTICE REGULARLY. DEAR FRIEND I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL AND IKNOW THERE ARE MANY PARENTS SUFFERING LIKE US BECAUSE THEY SEE THEIR CHILDREN STRUGGLE. LETS HOPE THAT OUR NEW PRESIDENT MAKES A LAW OR SOMETHING THAT HELPS OUR CHILDREN. IN THE MEAN TIME ALL WE CAN DO IS ASK GOD FOR STRENGTH AND PACIENCE AND SHOW US WAYS WE CAN HELP OUR CHILDREN. I WILL BE ASKING INFORMATION ABOUT HOW CAN WE HELP OUR KIDS. I WILL BE READING BOOKS TO SEARCH FOR TIPS ON HOW TO TEACH THEM SKILLS. IF I FIND SOMETHING HELPFUL I WILL SHARE IT WITH YOU. SOMETHING YOU CAN DO FOR NOW IS JUST READ TO AND WITH YOUR CHILD. DO FLASH CARDS WITH SIMPLE SIGHT WORDS FOR HER TO MEMORIZE. MY CHILD LEARNED LOTS OF THEM AND THATS HOW HE STARTED READING. EVEN THOUGH IS VERY HARD TO TEACH THEM SOMETHING, DONT GIVE UP OR GET FUSTRUATED BECAUSE IT MAKES THEIR SELF ESTEEM DROP EVEN LOWER. I WOULD GET MAD A LOT BUT LATER I LEARNED THAT I HAVE TO HELP HIM NO MATTER WHAT OR ELSE NO ONE WILL. MY BABY LEARNS VERY SLOW BUT I AM TRUSTING IN GOD THAT HE WILL GET THERE. I TELL HIM THAT ALL THE TIME! NOW HIS SELF ESTEEM IS IMPROVING AND I TELL HIM DONT LET NO ONE TELL YOU YOU CANT DO IT AND BELIEVE IN YOUR SELF BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN YOU. SORRY I GET CARRIED AWAY, PROBABLY YOU ARE BORED WITH MY STORY. THIS IS MY EMAIL ma.la60@yahoo.co.uk IF YOU WANT TO EMAIL ME.
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