Looking for Help/guidance with My 7 Year Old with LD

Hi J..As far as his letters and numbers I would just continue to work with him everyday everywhere you go like the grocery store.like count how much of each item you get.I have a friend with learning disabilities and his parents just kept workin with him all the time.With the focusing,my son(3) went to a therapist and she thought he had adhd because he couldnt focus on anything.He'd change activites very quickly without finishing them.She recommended Focus Factor for kids and after a few days of using it he was able sit down and complete activities without his mind wondering off.You could also ask his teacher for any suggestions.I hope this helps.

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J.,
I am a LD 8th grade special education teacher. I would try to tap into some of your son's other intelligences. Try reading and implement some of Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences. You can find a lot of information on the internet or in the library or bookstore. Some students just need some differentiated instruction into an area that they are interested in. Hopefully after reading and possibly taking a MI inventory for yourself and your son, you can find out what your son likes and tap into that intelligence and how to use it to your advantage.

If your son is just diagnosed with LD th epublic schools offer the best resources. You may also want to try Sylvan learning center. I have heard that they can work wonders. If it comes out that your son has another type of disability then I would contact the school about different programs that are available you probably will need to contact the administration building as that type of information is beyond what a particular school would have.

Your son is young so he was probably just tested by the school for special education services. I would request a meeting with his case manager and ask what tests where administered when and if there are any other tests available. Most of the time all tests are not used to find a student elgible for services.

And lastly, make sure you know your rights. If you don't have a current parental rights booklet get one before going into any meeting with school personnel. There are many services availabe but parents don't know about them and sped teachers aren't allowed to mention them. the school district can be made responsible to pay for a lot of the testing that you want done.

Good Luck and if you need any other help please feel free to email me.

I am not sure where you are located, but I am in Forsyth co. Greenhills Academy is a school spec. for LD students. You should search online for one conv. to you. The people who specialize in working with children with special needs can offer so much more than a regular classroom.

Hi J.,
I have five children, and my 9 year old was diagnosed with an LD when he was 7. He was tested in his public school and labeled ESE. As he started to get older, kids started to make fun of him. I filled out an application for a John McKay Scholarship and got it. All you have to do is go to their website, check it out. If your son has an IEP program and is labeled ESE he can go to a private school that participates in John Mckay. Since I have done that my son is doing sooooo much better, the class size is 10 children per class, we still have to work with him, but at least no one makes fun of him. They just won't have that there. If he does receive the scholarship, he will get it for the rest of the time he goes to school, he does not have to reapply every year. Also, the government is now giving money to County School Boards to use not just in Public Schools, but for kids who are in Private with DL's. It's the No Child Left Behind Act. Good Luck

Hi J.... It sounds almost like what my oldest son went thru at that age. He had STMD "Short Term Memory Disability". He had a hard retaining the basics. Add and substraction, if the teacher to the class, "get your paper, pencil, books, and write down what's on the board for homework, and do pages XX-XX after that, he was still getting his paper out and would forget the rest. But he was a wiz bang and music and song memoziation(SP) and stuff like that.. he went to a class once a day for the basic math, to help, we had to do consist repition(sp) with him.. if this is close let me know and we can chat.. S. ____@____.com

sylvan learning centers are helpful, but to be honest repitition is his best friend. where it takes a normal child 10 times to learn a task it may take him 100 times. my daughter is ld. she was in third grade before she read her first sentence. keep holding on it will pay off.

I am assuming that he is diagnosed as developmentally delayed -- unless it is different in your state!?!? What are his IEP goals? What is he getting occupational therapy for? What did his original testing from your school district say about his memory? It is hard to offer advice with the information you have given me - but continue to reinforce what he is doing at home and try to teach it the same way the school is teaching it, so that it is consistent - which may stick better in his mind. I am a teacher (elementary) with a reading certification.