Sorry....I just have to share my joy

[Sapper383]

I hd my DS12's parents evening this week.....we were dreading it

He 's dyslexic and struggles to organise his thoughts, in Primary school his teacher helped him so much and he also had support from a classroom assistant.

It's his first year in Comp and we were worried how he was going to cope without the support and having so many teachers.

Well.....we were worried about nothing.....every teacher praised him for his effort and performance. He's in set one and he's not struggling at all

I am so proud of him and for the first time, I feel positive about his academic future

 

[Zeebs]

Thats fantastic, it is always great when your kids make you proud. Good on him for working so hard.

Kirsten

 

[jjk]

thats fantastic, well done to your DS

 

[Muscateer]

Great news, well done to your DS

 

[Pinky166]

Thats great news, you have every right to be a proud mum.

 

[mandymouse]

That's great news, well done to your DS

 

[PoppyAnna]

Don't be sorry, this is amazing (you have me sheading a tear), well done to your DS, the transistion to senior school is one thing that fills me with fear for my DD8 it's lovely that you share such a positive experience, thank you.

I had DD's parents evening this week and came away very pleased and proud, just like you
DD is also Dyslexic and is approx 6months behind buts meets the national average for her age. She goes to a primary school with higher expectations than the national average and her class is particularly bright. She works so hard and we couldn't ask for more of her. She is in the lower group for reading but is in the top of that group of seven and none of the other children in the group have learning difficulties so will soon move up.
She is in second set for maths and has been chosen to show her artwork at a local art fair All these things build her confidence which helps her with her literacy.

My DD also has trouble organising her thoughts and we're just getting used to the techniques we have to use to help her. Not sure if you son suffers with short term memory issues often asscociated with Dyslexia, DD does and I think sadly this is her biggest problem. She lives with colourful post-it notes around her bedroom reminding her to brush teeth/hair, get coat etc All the things she needs to do before school as she cannot take more than one instruction from me and remember by the time she gets upstairs.
Sorry to ramble on but I rarely get a chance to speak to another parent who is further along the journey. Many other children have more serious problems but I don't think people realise what an impact Dyslexia has on family life, not just their schoolwork. It sounds daft but sometimes it's hard to know where her personality stops and her Dyslexia starts (if you know what I mean).

Well done again, you've been doing something right

 

[crabbie1]

Ahh thts great news bless him.

 

[Sapper383]

Don't be sorry, this is amazing (you have me sheading a tear), well done to your DS, the transistion to senior school is one thing that fills me with fear for my DD8 it's lovely that you share such a positive experience, thank you.

I had DD's parents evening this week and came away very pleased and proud, just like you
DD is also Dyslexic and is approx 6months behind buts meets the national average for her age. She goes to a primary school with higher expectations than the national average and her class is particularly bright. She works so hard and we couldn't ask for more of her. She is in the lower group for reading but is in the top of that group of seven and none of the other children in the group have learning difficulties so will soon move up.
She is in second set for maths and has been chosen to show her artwork at a local art fair All these things build her confidence which helps her with her literacy.

My DD also has trouble organising her thoughts and we're just getting used to the techniques we have to use to help her. Not sure if you son suffers with short term memory issues often asscociated with Dyslexia, DD does and I think sadly this is her biggest problem. She lives with colourful post-it notes around her bedroom reminding her to brush teeth/hair, get coat etc All the things she needs to do before school as she cannot take more than one instruction from me and remember by the time she gets upstairs.
Sorry to ramble on but I rarely get a chance to speak to another parent who is further along the journey. Many other children have more serious problems but I don't think people realise what an impact Dyslexia has on family life, not just their schoolwork. It sounds daft but sometimes it's hard to know where her personality stops and her Dyslexia starts (if you know what I mean).

Well done again, you've been doing something right

Thanks for posting, I know exactly what you mean. We did not find out that DS was dyslexic until he was 9.....up till then we used to get very frustrated with him and to be honest we thought he just wasn't putting any effort into anything! Homework was always a nightmare and it made us all misrable.....as you can imagine I feel terribly guilty for treating DS this way and wish we had found out sooner

His short term memory is also bad and he is the same as your DD, he can't cope with too many instructions.......what I do love is the things that he does remember.....Our Disney trips have been firmly planted in his long term memory......and he loves nature programes, and the things he can tell me about animals is fantastic

DS has many friends and seems to get on with most people but he doesn't know anyone else who is dyslexic and I realy think it would help him to talk to other children with the same problems.

His schooling is obviously a big concern to me but he also has asthma and allergies to latex and nuts (he needs to carry epipens at all times), so he needs to remember to have these things with him at all times (he's already lost them once since being in comp)

thanks for all the lovely comments, we realy appriciate the support

 

[tennisfan]

Well done to you DS

 

[jns]

well done to him

 

[irisheyes123]

Well done too your DS

 

[janiebubble]

That's fabulous ... you must be really really proud of him. He sounds a lot like my younger brother who also suffered from asthma and countless allergies and was diagnosed with dyslexia when he was 7 ... now that was 30 years ago ... my mum researched and pushed and pushed.

He struggled a lot academically at first ... but got there with his GCSEs, actually found A levels easier (I think being able to pick his subjects and avoid the things he found difficuly - I mean why ask a child who finds English challenging to have to learn another language??) and got to university - and enjoyed it so much he then did an MA (in English Literature no less!!!)

So tell your son the hard work is worth it ... I hope it all works out for him xx

 

[Ware Bears]

Well done to your DS you've every right to feel proud!

 

[jen_uk]

Well done to your DS!