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| tasinc |
| Posted on: April 19th, 2005, 8:54pm |
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I belive my 4.5 year old son has Dyslexia. Does anyone know of a starting program that might work for him? We are using 100 easy lessons and is fine until the words start, then his tummy hurts and the letters get all "bumbuled". Can anyone help us?
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| ILuvMy3Byz |
| Posted on: April 19th, 2005, 10:14pm |
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I can feel your frustration. This is the main reason I pulled my 6 year old out of first grade. I can only tell you what they told me, they will not diagnose a child with dyslexia until they are in the third grade. I do not feel this is right at all! WHY WAIT!! My son has shown signs of dyslexia since he was 4. I am having a psychological evaluation done on my son, since the school would not do any kind of test. The psychologist said she also could not do the specific test for dyslexia as it is considered an "educational" issue and is not covered by my insurance. The psychologist did an in office test and she feels confident that he has dyslexia. And sorry I am rambling, I know that is not what you asked. But in the research that I have done there are specific signs that young children can show as early signs of dyslexia. But the main reason they normally wait is do to the fact that some children, mostly boys, have a difficult time learning to read in general. This might sound like a weird question but when did your child get his first teeth? Has he lost any of his baby teeth yet? Weird question I know but important evidently in the diagnosis of dyslexia.
I an tell you that I have not found anything that works great with my son. Just practice and repetition. My biggest issue is trying to make it not so stressful on him. Trying to make reading enjoyable. My son showed great progress with The Leap Pad DVD's. I now it seems babyish but they really worked with letter recognition. Now he still writes alot of his words backwards but he is making huge strides.
Good luck!!
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| Futurekids |
| Posted on: April 20th, 2005, 5:20am |
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Hi Tas,
This response is not necessarily related to materials for dyslexia, as it is more to reading readiness. It may be that your son is just too young to start reading easily. Although there are some 4 yr olds that can easily pick reading up, I think they’re probably more the exception than the rule, especially for boys. One option may be to put the “formal” reading lessons aside for the time being and pick them up in a year or so and see how he does at that time.
We use quite an eclectic approach to home schooling, which includes integrating some classical approaches. However, whenever I find myself getting overly concerned about my son’s progress (he’s only 5), I refer back to some of the home schooling books written by Dr. Raymond & Dorothy Moore. They provide some excellent arguments for not rushing young children, especially boys, into formal lessons that their minds are not developed enough to handle. (They actually talk about dyslexia often being misdiagnosed due to maturity level)
I always remind myself that when physiologically ready, my son will master the material in a fraction of the time as compared to if I introduce it too early. In addition, it will be much more enjoyable for him! I try to follow his readiness cues for the most part and enjoy where he is at this time, knowing that all will come in good time. One book that I’ve enjoyed is “The Successful Homeschool Family Handbook: A Creative and Stress-free Approach to Homeschooling by the Moores.
Anyway, that probably didn’t really address your original question but I thought I’d put it out there since I’ve seen maturity level and dyslexia discussed before in the Moores’ books. Good luck to you!
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| ashemax |
| Posted on: April 20th, 2005, 1:48pm |
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I second this suggestion by Sharon. I love Ruth Beechick, who also cautions about introducing formal lessons too soon. She has a series, "The Three R's" that is VERY inexpensive but wonderfully suggestive and informative. When I am feeling antsy about what Emily is doing or not doing, I go back and read her books.
We didn't do any formal work until Emily was 5 and then it was always loosely and only as much as she would enjoy. We too used EZ Lessons in that manner only (in fact, we didn't even finish the book). I thought she wasn't EVER going to learn to read but, lo and behold, BAM! it happened all by itself without me having to do anything different...I'll now catch her reading books all by herself (I don't say anything of course, but I am leaping for joy on the inside!!). Keep it informal and fun and it'll happen before you know it if they are ready for it!
She still reverses numbers and will even reverse whole words when writing but I'm coaching myself that it is normal and will work itself out as she gets more mature and proficient.
Just an FYI story also, if it helps any...my older sister has twin girls that are about 3 months younger than Emily. She also has an 8 yo dd that was one of those early readers. Her twins were at totally different points of development when it came to reading (they still are). At one time she had one twin reading beginning readers and one who barely knew the alphabet. She said it was a great test for her of the "they will learn when ready" proposition. It is true though...that twin is now a beginning reader and loves reading because she wasn't forced to do anything she wasn't ready for!
That's the beauty of homeschooling, we get to do things when our kids are ready for them, not because some committee has said they have to learn it at so and so age.
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| tasinc |
| Posted on: April 20th, 2005, 3:06pm |
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I want to thank everyone for their reply, it helps. My son is an avid listener. We are reading Moby Dick for the third time and have gone through many of the classic already. He loved the three musketeers of course, and twenty leagues under to sea. At naptime I catch him "reading" books. He sits there looking at books and most of them do not have colored pictures in them. The classic books we have are the ones that I read to him and are geared for older kids; so the pictures are not cartoonish. That is why I thought he might want to learn to read. He is a VERY active child and I have found if I keep his brain engaged he is more in control. When we have not "played school" he gets almost manic or as I think of it edgy. I think I will back off the words and work on repetition. My main concern is since he loves books now and the we love to spend the first 1st hour in the morning reading (only child) I do not want to do anything that might cause him to turn away from reading. I also do not want to fix something later I could have avoided by starting with the right program in the first place. I will read the book by Ruth Beechick. Someone sent a personal e-mail and suggested also the book "The Gift of Dyslexia” she said it could help even non-dyslixias.
Thank you everyone for their help
Tas
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| Leanne |
| Posted on: April 20th, 2005, 6:54pm |
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| Something else to consider is Irlen Syndrome, sometimes referred to as Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome. It is thought to be comorbid with Dyslexia or confused with Dyslexia. Try Reading By the Colors by Helen Irlen, The Light Barrier by Rhonda Stone, or visiting the Irlen Institute website. Please feel free to email me directly if you have questions. I am a certified screener, and am actually considering heavily the pursuit of this topic for my future dissertation. I am still healthily skeptical, but I have also seen the color overlays and lenses used for treatment to be highly effective. |
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| homeschoolinmama |
| Posted on: May 5th, 2005, 2:19am |
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| My son struggles with reading as well. I am using the "Pecci" method which can be found at http://www.onlinereadingteacher.com . The program can be used with a varity or readers and is definitely worth checking into. My son was still at a "pre primer" level (not reading) when I pulled him out of school at the close of his second grade year. He is now reading at an early 3rd grade level after one year with tgis method. |
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