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15 Month Old Reads Books Upside Down. Should I Be Concerend?
Sep 18, 2009 ... Read all 17 responses: "My husband had dyslexia when he was younger and I was wondering what the signs are. When my 15 onth old picks up ...
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- That's a normal and natural stage of literacy development!!! No worries
- It is great that she is interested in books and it is normal for a child to look at books in various directions. Don't change the way she holds the book just let her ...
- She's too young for this to be of concern, it will be years before she understands that it is important for words to move top to bottom and left to right, etc. This i...
ADHD Testing
switching numbers dyslexium · public aid doctors in illinoi · Alexian Brothers Medical Center · alcoholism treatment centers · adhd tween ...
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- J., My son is also ADHD but has not been tested (I'm sure he has this.) Anyway, for the preschool there is a place called "Tuesday's Child" which deals with the dis...
- Make sure the child gets tested for sleep apnea, which ADHD often gets the wrong diagnosis. her Family Doc should be able to do this one. Here is a good article: ...
- Illinois Masonic has a good reputation for diagnosing and working with children with special needs.
2Nd Grade Reading Homework
My daughter is dyslexic. Because I happened to recognize the signs from gorwing up with a brother who is dyslexic, I caught my daughter's problem early. ...
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- does he like computer games?, my son will play educational computer games like reader rabbit and jump start all day long and not even realise he is learning, start at ...
- Are these required reading books, or ones he chooses himself? My mother has been a middle-school librarian for years, and has told me countless stories about kids who ...
- My 2nd grader also gives me a hard time doing his 15 minutes of reading every night, but it isn't because he is having a hard time, he just thinks it's boring and tedi...
Need Help with Spelling Test
She's a pretty functional dyslexic-and if you live in Ft Bend ISD they have a FABULOUS program to ... Google "Dyslexia" and look at some of the symptoms. ...
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- You might try a pre-test with her. On Monday you test her on the list. If she gets all correct you will only review with her on Thursday. If she misses any you will...
- Have you considered that she might be dyslexic? Dyslexics are usually very bright, high IQ but can't process the letters. My daughter was diagnosed at the end of 2nd g...
- Hello M., I know that I dealt with this attitude before and I just keep pushing, mine are now 3rd and 4th grade and there is no problems in getting them to practice...
Summer Tutoring for 1St Grader
We suspect she may be dyslexic and will test her soon. Since she has made great improvement through the school year with the extra help, I want to involve ...
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- There are several places that do tutoring for reading. and many of them have weekend and evening hours. There is Sylvan, Kumon and Huntington learning centers. Some ...
- If you are looking into Huntington Learning Center which now has a Flower Mound location, check out this coupon which is TWICE the discount as any other coupon right n...
- Hi B., I am the Director at Reading Friends, an academic preschool for children 2 - Kindergarten. We do have a tutoring program. All of our Language curriculum is...
Vision Therapy
My sons teacher has suggested dyslexia however, I do not fully agree. ... Also because in some cases of dyslexia, words, letters and numbers get jumbled ...
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- K., When my son was 9, his teacher labeled him as having ADD. This came out of the blue, at the END of the school year, Thus throwing us into mayhem! I also tried vi...
- Hello. This site is supposed to be locally oriented so I'm hoping you live in the Berkeley area. My son also had some issues with early reading and we took him for a...
- My son was having some trouble with reading and vision was one area I needed to rule out. Our peditrician suggested going to UC Berkeley School of Opthamology. For a...
5 Year Old Writing Letters and Numbers Backwards
Your son could have Dyslexia and he should really have his eyes checked. ... I would take him to see an eye Dr. I had dyslexia when I was young and this is ...
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- I go through it constantly--even when my 5 year old has demonstrated she can do it right. She'll revert unless she gets daily practice. I was told it's normal...let'...
- Hi J., Don't worry! I have been teaching for 10 years and it is developmentally normal. Your child will probably outgrow it. If he or she is still doing it in 2nd gr...
- This is pretty normal. BUT wouldn't hurt to monitor it. Is he in kindergarten this year, or does he start in the fall? My mother is a retired special ed teacher ...
Left Handed Five Year Writes Her Words Backwards
I would look into having her evaluated for dyslexia as she appears to be seeing ... Usually is a child is dyslexic only some of the letters are backward. i ...
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- Hi D., I was a Reading Recovery teacher for several years. Every child makes up their own learning theory. For example, your daughter might have come to the con...
- reversing in all ways shapes & forms is pretty common when they are small. try to calmly correct her, or try to think of some 'cute' way for her to remember to go fro...
- D.- I am an educator- and have worked with kids who learn like your daughter. There are a number of things you can do with her to help with her writing. My concern is ...
Very Smart Kid with Memory Issues
The school is thinking he may have dyslexia. He has a memory processing issue. Trouble recalling things in his head. He needs directions repeated to him ...
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- If dyslexia is the reason for your son's struggles than putting him into the special classes would most likely be a temporary thing. In most case children are pulled ...
- Sounds like he may have an executive memory function disorder and this has nothing to do with intelligence. He needs support though, not to be in a situation where adu...
- My daughter who is 13 has an executive function problem which relates to short term memory (i.e. multiple step instructions). She struggled terribly with reading unti...
Help with a Child with a Possible Learning Disability
My husband has dyslexia and I asked my pediatrican about that and his speech. The doctor sought the advice of his teacher who says that my son is excelling ...
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- D., We also have four children ages 13, 10, 9, and 7. A girl first and then three boys. Our youngest didn't babble or talk until he was three. We were able to ge...
- Hi D. - It sounds like you are doing all the right things in pursuing answers for your son. I am a school counselor and educational consultant, and my advice to you ...
- We found a visit to a developmental pediatrician to be of great help when we were in a similar situation. Our experience is that regular peds. don't really want to be...
