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Should I Make My Son Play Football
Asked by D.B. from Des Moines
on September 4, 2009
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Hi Moms and Dads, My son wanted to play football, so I signed him up. We are in the starting of the second week. It has been 1 1/2 hour of everyday hard training (whic...
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- I feel for you. I always make my girls finish anything they start but in this case I don't think it would help him. Not everyone, even in a big football fan family, is...
- I would sit down and have a serious talk with your son. If you both feel that he was abused by the coach and he doesn't want to play anymore, it would be wrong for yo...
- Hi D., Sorry that you are in such a difficult situation. If it were my son, I would pull him out and never look back. Not to mention, I would report that coach to th...
Seeking Multisensory Reading Tutor or Summer Dyslexia Reading Camp - 3Rd Grader
Asked by A.Y. from Dallas
on May 22, 2009
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I have a 2nd grader that has struggled with reading from the very beginning. He was tested and enrolled in the Dyslexia phonics program offered by Wylie ISD and has im...
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- The Reading Ranch in Allen. Kim Southwell the owner is amazing!!
- Preston Hollow Presbyterian School has a great summer reading lab. 3 kids to 1 teacher for 1 1/2 every day. They offer for the month of June or July.
- There is a tutor in Garland called Mindworks. They have a coupon for a free session on the website www.Metroplex4Children.com They specialize in reading problems. Chec...
Wondering If My Daughter Is Dyslexic?
Asked by D.C. from Reno
on May 16, 2009
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Do any of you moms have any experiance with dyslexia? My daughter is in 6th grade this year and was tested 2 years ago and they said she wasn't dyslexic, but there is ...
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- Hi DC: I can understand your concern,and i'm sure you'll get some excellent responses from A few teachers,or professionals on the subject of Dyslexia. From your descr...
- Based on what you are describing, there could be several different factors that may be contributing to your daughter's difficulty. Dyslexia is a condition that is spe...
- I recommend a pyschoeducational evaluation, as well as learning as much as you can about brain injuries. We learned a lot at the Amen clinic (you can find them online)...
Seeking Dyslexia Support Group in Collin County/N. Dallas Area
Asked by A.C. from Dallas
on July 30, 2008
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I am looking for a dyslexia support group for myself and my almost 8 year old son in the Collin County or North Dallas area as we live in Richardson. My son was offic...
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- My 14-year-old daughter is dyslexic, ADHD and has several other learning differences. She has been attending Shelton School(Hillcrest & Arapaho)since kindergarten. I c...
- I don't have a recommendation, but I wanted to give you some words of encouragement from a personal experience point of view. My 17 yr old grandson was diagnosed with...
- Hi A., I, too have a dyslexic daughter who was diagnosed too late in my opinion, 3rd grade. Alot of frustration with public school and we now are in private school as...
Seeking Rescue Tutoring for Failing 12Yo Malewith Dyslexia and English 2Nd Lang.
Asked by E.W. from Austin
on January 30, 2008
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Does any one know about a magical amazing teacher in the Austin area who could help a dyslexic hispanic male 6th grader succeed in school. This kid is smiles and suns...
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- Hello I have a friend, here is his info; Tutor 180 Tutor180 Tutoring Center is an educational tutoring service founded by Suzy Mahoney, M.S. Ed. It is located i...
- Hi E.. There is a wonderful school in Austin especially for dyslexic students called Rawson-Saunders School (www.rawson-saunders.org). If you call them, they can giv...
- I am a mother of a 5th grade girl who has struggled greatly with dyslexia. I am also a Special Education teacher and have participated in many dyslexia trainings and h...
Very Smart Kid with Memory Issues
Asked by A.D. from Boston
on January 21, 2009
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Hi..I am asking about my 6 year old son tonight. He is in 1st grade and cannot read yet. Sometimes he cannot even tell you all of his ABC's. and believe me, we have...
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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...
Dyslexia Diagnosis
Asked by C.B. from Boston
on February 15, 2009
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My 8 year old had reading remediation in 1st grade, made it through second grade where she was taught skills she now has to apply on her own in 3rd grade. Her reading...
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- My mother's best friend from college is dyslexic. She still does not really enjoy writing, but she loves reading and it's only been in the past 15 or so years that sh...
- You're not too late - my hubby is dyslexic and wasn't diagnosed with it until the 11th grade. He had intensive tutoring during his junior and senior years in high sch...
- Hi C.- I do not have a child with dyslexia, but I used to work at a boarding school in NY for kids with dyslexia and I have been tutoring kids with learning challenge...
Dyslexia??
Asked by L.C. from Janesville-Beloit
on October 29, 2006
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My 5 year old is now in Kindergarten. I have noticed that she writes all her letters and numbers backwards. I even noticed today that she seems to be 'reading' backw...
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- My niece also does this and my sister was concerned. Is your child a lefty? My niece is left-handed and it turns out she was mirror-image writing, hence the backward ...
- This is something that you should address now. Dyslexia is a serious thing and at this age, it is important to start learning how to adapt to different methods of lea...
- L., I would definitely bring it up to her teacher, but in my experience, they do nothing about it. I was told from Kindergarden to now this far into 3rd grade tha...
Advice for a Friend with a 4Th Grader Who Keeps Failing...
Asked by I.L. from Austin
on November 28, 2006
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One of my best friends has a 10 year old in 4th grade. Her homework is all A's, but all her classwork is either incomplete or wrong. The teacher states that she is fai...
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- As a former elementary teacher myself, I would highly recommend that you visit your child's class and see what is actually going on in the way of instruction. It is th...
- My son has strabismus and I suspect she may have a vision problem. Please ask your friend to read Dear Abby today about convergence insufficiency. http://www.uexpres...
- Hope this response isnt too late, but I offer this advise. Help your friend set up some time where she and her daughter can be alone together, maybe if there are sibbl...
Concerning Dyslexia
Asked by T.W. from Norfolk
on May 24, 2009
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My son (who is a twin) was just diagnosed with dyslexia. Does anyone have any advice or experience dealing with this?
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- T., I have an aunt and a good friend who are dyslexic. My aunt sadly used it to her advantage and never learned to overcome it. My friend wanted to over come her ...
- T., my 25 yo son was diagnosed with dyslexia when he was in the 2nd grade, so I have a LOT of experience dealing with this. There are 2 web sites that will really h...
- My brother has it and he is super-bright. Please don't let it stop your son from reading and doing math!! Math is hard because my brother would copy the problem wron...
