Help! Dyslexia

[turning40withMickey]

I am so relieved to have found this thread. I just met with my dd's pediatrician today to discuss ADHD/Dyslexia/Insomnia -- as my child, who's in first grade, has some signs of all of this. Nice to know we are not alone and that there is hope.

Thanks for all the info!

Glad to have you! I appreciate all the thoughts and support from all of you! I am trying to get DS into an Orton-Gillingham tutoring program now, but it is very limited in the number they take. Keep your fingers crossed for me. I also applied to learn the method and become a tutor, a rigorous process in which you have to devote a year to tutoring (two nights a week, two hours a night). It is pretty close to our small town, so I am hopeful.

The tutoring I am looking at is a Masonic program... and they have programs all over. Something to google in your area if you are having trouble finding programs.

 

[famofsix]

there are some technology helps that may benefit your son. This involves books that are on the computer that can be "read" by the student where it actually reads the text but the student follows along. I don't know if it is color coded. Sorry I can't remember the name of the program. I would think that if you could contact the special education department you could fish around for ideas that are on student's IEP's with similiar challenges so that your son gets the same resources that the district may already have in place.

My son is younger (2nd) grade and the consultant teacher and reading teacher reinforce the Orton method in a small group pull-out. He also has a push-in time with the consultant teacher during the day.He also recently started receiving OT for visual tracking and eye movements.

One of the best things we did was to get an outside evaluation for him and many of the methods on his IEP are a direct result of the outside evaluation because it identified specific methods that have been helpful with students with a LD.

I didn't realize there were two threads
I am a certified teacher though and it is hard to see my son struggle with something that normally I could teach him on my own. In fact I did homeschool him for awhile and that was very helpful in boosting his confidence.

 

[turning40withMickey]

I didn't realize there were two threads
I am a certified teacher though and it is hard to see my son struggle with something that normally I could teach him on my own. In fact I did homeschool him for awhile and that was very helpful in boosting his confidence.

Trying to make sure it got seen, that is why two threads. So far I have had only "accomodations" help from the staff at school, which is a bandaid on the problem, not a remedy. I am sure they are already sick of hearing from me, DS was only diagnosed two weeks ago. I am on a mission right now to get him help, and help other students with similar concerns. I KNOW he is not the only one, I teach, too, and since I have become aware of some dyslexic traits, I see them in several students, past and present. I am quite fortunate to be able to help my son, and afford private tutoring. I know many are not so lucky, and that is part of my mission. I want the public school to provide help for those who aren't as fortunate as I am. I want to learn more to help the students in my classroom, too! I know it will only make me a better teacher. Thanks for the technology ideas and the suggestions!