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14. My son has/had severe dyslexia.

Sat Sep 6, 2014, 05:54 PM

Sep 2014

He was about 6 when we figured it out. He ended up going to a special school for a few years where the treatment was one on one and advanced. He grew in leaps and bounds with their techniques.

He had to start with just one word at a time showing on any page he was reading - along with other exercises.

It's odd how we put off doing something about it. In our case his father insisted there was nothing wrong when I started noticing something was wrong several years earlier.

Good luck to you and your son. You are doing the right thing.

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Time to bite the bullet and see if my son has a reading disability. [View all] RandySF Sep 2014 OP

Good for you. MineralMan Sep 2014 #1

Best of luck! cyberswede Sep 2014 #2

convergence insufficiency? wyldwolf Sep 2014 #3

Good luck. It's better to know the truth and work on it, that have him end up winter is coming Sep 2014 #4

I'm betting he's just fine malaise Sep 2014 #5

awesome idea. Low vocab, high interest. That is the way to go with a kid who roguevalley Sep 2014 #12

We recently got hooked on Korean dramas (and we don't speak Korean). IdaBriggs Sep 2014 #19

I taught remedial English to several young folks malaise Sep 2014 #20

As a Dyslexic ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #6

you are my hero. This old teacher applauds you. roguevalley Sep 2014 #11

Yes ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #16

I had a mild learning disability and was diagnosed in the 4th grade davidpdx Sep 2014 #17

If possible, and you think it appropriate, have more than one evaluation done. randome Sep 2014 #7

I agree. (Teacher old school here) find the commonalities. There is truth here but roguevalley Sep 2014 #10

That is a good idea davidpdx Sep 2014 #18

You're doing the right thing. lindysalsagal Sep 2014 #8

taught reading forever. kids sometimes with great math abilities have trouble reading. roguevalley Sep 2014 #9

Good luck kcr Sep 2014 #13

My son has/had severe dyslexia. Control-Z Sep 2014 #14

Good luck to you both Tree-Hugger Sep 2014 #15

my son is the same. Quayblue Sep 2014 #21