Dyslexia

[lisaann]

Here are some links to help you if you believe your child may have this learning disorder:

This will help you in determining what the problem may be:
http://www.hslda.org/strugglinglearner/sn_checklists.asp

Articles by Dianne Craft: http://www.diannecraft.org/articles.html

Brain Integration Therapy Manual: http://stores.diannecraft.org/Detail.bok?no=1

[HSmomto4]

Thanks!

[lisaann]

A friend of mine has used the excercises in the Brain Intregration Manual for almost a year now and she says the results are phenominal! What they do is help your child create the pathways in the brain that did not develop. I am ordering it today to use especially with my ds but I will probably include my dd as well since she is already showing signs of writing certain letters and number backwards.

[farmgirl]

Thank you so much for posting those articles! I just came home from a miserable parent teacher conference report and was deciding to homeschool my 8 year old son. He struggles with reading and hates to write. I am so excited because the articles described him exactly! Now I know how to help him!!:yeah

[lisaann]

:hug I am glad they were a help.

I was feeling so frustrated myself at the lack of help out there.........that is unless you are willing to submit to the public schools or pay big bucks to a private company. I was so thrilled to find this hidden in the HSLDA website that I wanted to share it. :thumb

[Cd4u_2]

yes, oh and check for lazy eyes too (it is not the same as crossed eyes)

My son have lazy eyes, and can't see from his left eyes. It is very farsighted, while is right eye is in perfect vision. It was very hard to tell he needed glasses.

[kgreen20]

If it's true dyslexia, it will take a reading program that is multisensory, step-by-step, and sequential, to teach your child to read. The Orton-Gillingham program is well known for its success in teaching dyslexics to read. The big challenge, of course, is finding someone who knows how to use that method.

I'm going to post a Web site here, so you can have a look at it. It includes info on homeschooling.

http://www.ldonline.org/




Kathy G.