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    There's a possibility that my GS (coming up for 5yrs in a month's time), who started school in September 2015 may be dyslexic. The teacher is 'putting things in place' in case this is so. She said she'd rather do it now & cancel it later if things change as it takes so long. Have any of you Grans come across this with any of your GC? Can I help in any way? He's so bright & imaginative. It's just a different matter when it's come to him reading and writing.
    "Good friends help you to find important things when you have lost them....your smile, your hope, and your courage."

    (Doe Zantamata.)

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    Nana, I have no personal experience of this, but I bet some of our members have.

    I'm sure having an early diagnosis must be a good thing.
    “A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – Unknown

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      #3
      Nana - Gem's right - the earlier the diagnosis the better, and full marks for his teacher for raising the issue.

      My experience with dyslexia is with teenagers - many of whom were never diagnosed in primary school. So my only advice is what I would say to anyone who has a child/grandchild with a condition which may need special help is to get early diagnosis, don't let 'them' fob you off, and read up as much as you can about the issue - don't rely on the 'experts' to tell you. It can be very protracted and all that time the youngster is losing out, so it's important to keep pushing for assessment and help.

      It's a tragedy that so many children go through school struggling with reading and writing, plus other things, like organisational skills and short term memory issues when there is help available. But it can be a bit of a battle to access that help.

      I hope your GS gets an early assessment and any help he needs. Nana.



      "Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "

      (Marianne Williamson)

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        #4
        My friend's son was dyslexic and wasn't diagnosed until he was 9. Despite this he did well in his GCSEs. Will make the world of difference having his teacher on board and before his confidence has taken a serious knock.
        xx

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          #5
          My SIL is Dyslexic his wasn't diagnosed till he was in his late teens he's also colour blind . He doesn't have a problem with numbers though he's very clever with those, just as well as he has his own carpet fitting business and needs to use maths every day , he's 42 now and over the years with the help of my DD he's learned to cope well he does have glasses that help but hardly uses them
          Im not fat just 6ft too small

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            #6
            Our middle son (my natural son) is dyslexic, was diagnosed when he was 7. I fought to keep him in a mainstream school as I didn't consider him as bad as they were saying (and I still don't) but I lost that battle. He hated going to an SEN school and when we moved away a year later I tried to get him into mainstream again but the authorities would not have it. He did however get put into a wonderful school with a brilliant headmaster who shared my feelings that he should be in mainstream schooling. We worked together and finally, in time for first year at secondary school, he went to the local comprehensive with his stepbrother who was in the same class. We all knew he would never set the world on fire academically but since leaving school he completed a plumbing apprenticeship. Exam times were always full of angst and husband and I spent many days were spent persuading the tutors to make concessions. In those days (he is now 42) there was not the general understanding of dyslexia as there is now but he passed al his exams and earns his own living as a self employed plumber. In the early days I was told that he would never amount to anything and I should never expect him to read a book or make anything of himself. The day he started at secondary school we had to detour to show the head master at the SEN school his school uniform. It was a special moment.

            The other two, although not dyslexic, were also not academically gifted but both have their own businesses with million pound turnovers, one employs 15 and the other 25. They are 42 and 43 this year respectively.





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              #7
              Zizi I always say everyone has there own talent and some of the most successful people in the world were not good at school
              Im not fat just 6ft too small

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                #8
                Zizi - your son was extremely fortunate to have a Mum who believed in him, fought for him and gave him the education and chances he deserved. One of my sons has a friend (they met in their 20s) who was a brilliant artist and was keen to learn photography. I knew he'd left school with one qualification - O Level Art. Anyway, he asked me to show him how to hand process and print black and white film (pre-digital). I did what I always do teaching students a skill - wrote out step by step instructions, which he didn't really refer to until one day we were printing in the darkroom (ie with the red safety light on). He glanced at the instructions, picked them up and started to read them - out loud. He said it was amazing he could suddenly read 'properly'. I asked a few questions - he had gone through an SEN secondary school but never been tested for dyslexia. He was clearly very, very bright, but his education had been almost non-existent. He went on to apply to do a photography degree, telling them about his possible dyslexia. The university gave him endless support (and a diagnosis) and he got his degree. But it was so sad that he had hated school, felt useless and had little self-confidence.

                (Some people with dyslexia seem to be able to read better in a red light)
                "Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "

                (Marianne Williamson)

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                  #9
                  Thanks for your input everyone. I think I'll have to spend some time researching this.
                  "Good friends help you to find important things when you have lost them....your smile, your hope, and your courage."

                  (Doe Zantamata.)

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