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Subject: Re: Symptoms of dyslexia

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Terri Alleman

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Date Posted: 16:46:17 01/12/13 Sat
In reply to: Hanifa 's message, "Symptoms of dyslexia" on 07:19:09 09/14/12 Fri

I agree with your statements. I have been teaching special education for 23 years. I was recently at an MDA meeting to discuss the testing results to a parent. After receiving the results that her daughter would qualify as having a learning disability, she denied that her child needed specialized instruction. Instead of putting her on an IEP, the mother would rather pay for a tutor and would push her child more at home. I could tell that this parent really loved her child and that even though she had the numbers in front of her, she really didn't understand what was happening. I took her hand gently and began asking questions about reading, word and phonemic recall, if her daughter could follow two or three step directions, and if she had noticed letter reversals when her daughter was writing. I had planned to ask her more questions but she took a deep breathe and began crying! I explained that this was not her fault and that if she allowed her daughter to be placed on an IEP, my job would be to give her a tool box of strategies that would help her. She did sign the forms and there has been much improvement with her daughter's academics. I am grateful that I get to work with this hard working, creative little girl, but I don't think I will ever forget her mother's reaction during our original meeting! I know , working in this field that I often forget how hard it must be as a parent being told your child needs individualized instruction!

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