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<blockquote data-quote="svengandhi" data-source="post: 619225" data-attributes="member: 3493"><p>Yes, my difficult child had similar discrepancies in reading and math, which gives me another idea, You could use positive reinforcement rather than punitive measures. My difficult child, who isn't dyslexic, was slow to read despite having an IQ of near genius level because he had chronic ear infections and loss of hearing when he was developing speech and he had 4 years of speech therapy. His teacher in grade 1 gave him above grade level math problems because he could do them. He didn't realize he was also learning to read because to him the work was math, which he loved, not reading, which he hated. From that I realized that kids will read what they love. My sons read Captain Underpants because they enjoyed the stories, even though they were tacky. Maybe if he gets to read what he loves, in addition to what he has to read, he will develop a love of reading. My youngest didn't read till 5th grade, now he falls asleep with a book.</p><p></p><p>Another idea, which we did at home, was to use books on tape for our dyslexic sons. We'd get the books they were using in school and listen to them on CD at dinner or when they were going to bed. We'd try to get them to read along as well. </p><p></p><p>By the way, Learning Disability (LD) is the formal diagnosis in some states.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="svengandhi, post: 619225, member: 3493"] Yes, my difficult child had similar discrepancies in reading and math, which gives me another idea, You could use positive reinforcement rather than punitive measures. My difficult child, who isn't dyslexic, was slow to read despite having an IQ of near genius level because he had chronic ear infections and loss of hearing when he was developing speech and he had 4 years of speech therapy. His teacher in grade 1 gave him above grade level math problems because he could do them. He didn't realize he was also learning to read because to him the work was math, which he loved, not reading, which he hated. From that I realized that kids will read what they love. My sons read Captain Underpants because they enjoyed the stories, even though they were tacky. Maybe if he gets to read what he loves, in addition to what he has to read, he will develop a love of reading. My youngest didn't read till 5th grade, now he falls asleep with a book. Another idea, which we did at home, was to use books on tape for our dyslexic sons. We'd get the books they were using in school and listen to them on CD at dinner or when they were going to bed. We'd try to get them to read along as well. By the way, Learning Disability (LD) is the formal diagnosis in some states. [/QUOTE]
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