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DJ (Sad)
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Date Posted: 21:02:53 01/29/12 Sun
In reply to:
Dionne
's message, "Comments made by dyslexic professional" on 17:07:57 01/26/12 Thu
Please do not blame yourself!!! Of course your son is avoiding school work. It is far more difficult for a dyslexic person’s brain to read just because of the way that their brain is wired. Their brain tires much faster than a person without this disability as the path it is using to read is different than a non-dyslexic person. It does not mean that your son’s reading will not improve or that he will not be successful in finding a great job doing something he enjoys.
My son is 10 years old. When he was assessed he was put in the 1 percentile for rapid naming (naming letters) and is considered very dyslexic and also has dysgraphia (difficulty writing). When he was 8 years old, he took the Davis dyslexia program and this helped his reading significantly. My son has said to me that he wishes everyone that is like him could take the Davis program.
The program, however, did not eliminate his distaste for school work. He is a very physical person that requires a multi-sensory approach to learning. We have tried the following things for my son that helps immensely: 1) frequent short breaks doing what he likes, for instance, I will have him do 2 questions then allow him to build with lego for 5 minutes; 2) for spelling lists we play tanks where he needs to tell me the letters of the word followed by the name of the word then he can “shoot” me, and I do the same (so he hears the letters and word over and over) we move around a lot during this game, 3) I incorporate movement as often as possible with my son since it helps him learn (dance, patty-cake, spin him around, etc). Even though he is 10 years old he still loves this approach over staring blankly at the words on the page. Frequent timed breaks are extremely important to refresh his brain. Pushing your son to keep working without breaks will likely just make both of you frustrated, your son angry and the work will still get done slowly. I am in shock that a center for dyslexia is putting the blame on you!! You need to support your son by providing ways for him to learn, not by threatening him. We also use software such as Kurweil, Dragon, WordQ and SpeakQ.
In summary, if you are able to afford it, have him do the Davis program (it was made by Ron Davis, who is dyslexic), if not, try to follow the program by using his book. Modify homework time by incorporating what your son enjoys (ie. movement, hands on, visual, short breaks of play, areas of his interests). Most of all, DO NOT BLAME YOURSELF!!! Just try to work with him and support him.
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