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<blockquote data-quote="svengandhi" data-source="post: 619478" data-attributes="member: 3493"><p>Are they going to give him any speech services? As I learned with difficult child, speech therapy can help reading because they focus on how the sounds are formed. I am not sure what criterion would qualify him for reading help, but try to see if they would put him into it. If he's dyslexic, don't use reading recovery. I have a friend who was one of the first RR teachers in the US and she says it's adverse to dyslexics. My easy child was originally given Orton-Gillingham training but he learned so quickly, they moved him to Wilson. Babyboy was not given formal OG or W because he wasn't diagnosis'ed with dyslexia till grade 7 but his 3rd grade teacher had a masters in reading literacy and used a variation of W with him. Both are excellent methods of teaching dyslexic children to read. If you're near a college with a teaching program, see if you can hire a grad student in reading to tutor.</p><p></p><p>Also, if they won't spelling exempt him, don't ignore the F's. If you do, he'll internalize that you think he's a failure, even if you don't. I learned this the hard way with my daughter, who was a horrible speller when she was young, despite a verbal IQ of 154. I didn't mention her spelling scores and one day, she cried to grandma that I was ashamed of her. Explain to him that his brain works differently and that spelling isn't the end all and be all. I told easy child that if G-d expected everyone to spell perfectly, he wouldn't have invented dictionaries or spell check! Also, let him know that most dyslexics are of at least above average intelligence.</p><p></p><p>And, MWM is right about IQ. Many kids with IEPs are very bright. All of my kids have IQs in the gifted range (for easy child and babyboy, it's only in the verbal arena; their PIQs bring them down to high average overall but I've been told that IQ numbers for dyslexics don't count) and all 4 of my sons were on IEPs. Oldest boy is mildly Aspie, difficult child's official diagnosis was anxiety but he was pretty much ODD unless intellectually challenged and the 2 youngest are dyslexic. </p><p></p><p>Push for speech services and try to get some reading help. </p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="svengandhi, post: 619478, member: 3493"] Are they going to give him any speech services? As I learned with difficult child, speech therapy can help reading because they focus on how the sounds are formed. I am not sure what criterion would qualify him for reading help, but try to see if they would put him into it. If he's dyslexic, don't use reading recovery. I have a friend who was one of the first RR teachers in the US and she says it's adverse to dyslexics. My easy child was originally given Orton-Gillingham training but he learned so quickly, they moved him to Wilson. Babyboy was not given formal OG or W because he wasn't diagnosis'ed with dyslexia till grade 7 but his 3rd grade teacher had a masters in reading literacy and used a variation of W with him. Both are excellent methods of teaching dyslexic children to read. If you're near a college with a teaching program, see if you can hire a grad student in reading to tutor. Also, if they won't spelling exempt him, don't ignore the F's. If you do, he'll internalize that you think he's a failure, even if you don't. I learned this the hard way with my daughter, who was a horrible speller when she was young, despite a verbal IQ of 154. I didn't mention her spelling scores and one day, she cried to grandma that I was ashamed of her. Explain to him that his brain works differently and that spelling isn't the end all and be all. I told easy child that if G-d expected everyone to spell perfectly, he wouldn't have invented dictionaries or spell check! Also, let him know that most dyslexics are of at least above average intelligence. And, MWM is right about IQ. Many kids with IEPs are very bright. All of my kids have IQs in the gifted range (for easy child and babyboy, it's only in the verbal arena; their PIQs bring them down to high average overall but I've been told that IQ numbers for dyslexics don't count) and all 4 of my sons were on IEPs. Oldest boy is mildly Aspie, difficult child's official diagnosis was anxiety but he was pretty much ODD unless intellectually challenged and the 2 youngest are dyslexic. Push for speech services and try to get some reading help. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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