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I have an 11 year old with reading difficulties. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
I have an 11 year old son in 6th grade. He can read, he reads slowly, however if he reads he has little or no comprehension with that he has read. He is poor at handwriting, spelling and giving detailed thoughts. He excels in math and science however not when a lot of reading or writing is involved.
I am concerned that he has some sort of reading disorder. He has been viewed by his teachers as lazy for all of these years. I truly don't believe that he is just lazy it is like he just doesn't get it. He is a very intelligent child and is very compassionate and caring.
I am unsure if his reading is tied to his spelling and his handwriting. His spelling is horrible. It always has been. His handwriting has also been a huge challenge. It is almost impossible to read and teachers have simply passed him as they could not read what he wrote. I have put him through thousands of dollars of occupational therapy for his writing with virtually no improvement. We have also tried using raised line papers with no real improvment.
I am meeting with the school in two weeks to yet again request he be evaluated but I find it hard to request special testing when I don't know what I want them to test him for. I have 2 siblings and a father with dyslexia however I feel that my son see's the letters correctly, he just cant process the words as a whole, if that makes sense. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
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Helping my child with reading, Learning disabilities
I am concerned that he has some sort of reading disorder. He has been viewed by his teachers as lazy for all of these years. I truly don't believe that he is just lazy it is like he just doesn't get it. He is a very intelligent child and is very compassionate and caring.
I am unsure if his reading is tied to his spelling and his handwriting. His spelling is horrible. It always has been. His handwriting has also been a huge challenge. It is almost impossible to read and teachers have simply passed him as they could not read what he wrote. I have put him through thousands of dollars of occupational therapy for his writing with virtually no improvement. We have also tried using raised line papers with no real improvment.
I am meeting with the school in two weeks to yet again request he be evaluated but I find it hard to request special testing when I don't know what I want them to test him for. I have 2 siblings and a father with dyslexia however I feel that my son see's the letters correctly, he just cant process the words as a whole, if that makes sense. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
> 60 days ago
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I say try the leap frog learning devices.They have all diffrent kinds.It helped my son alot He is in 2nd grade will be 8yo in June and reads pretty good.Like I said they many diffrent ones Im sure u can find one to suite ur son.Good luck
> 60 days ago
My son has exactly the same problem, he is in grade nine right now and has as much problem as before. The teachers at his high school recommend to use laptop to write all his assignments. It help a lot as you probably know kids this days interact really good with electronics. All his homework is done on line throw the teachers side so I can have guidance when he is stack or couldn't finished something.
> 60 days ago
Bering a parent u should not look your child as a problem. They are in formative age. you can make him to grow to fullest extent with his all potentialities.you should always encourage your child. don't recognize his weaknesses rather find out his strength.what are things where he performs better and motivate him by encouraging that he can do better in reading and handwriting also. In slightest improvement reward him with a gift or with your love. when ever gust come to your home tell them in front of your child that you child now a days ding batter and you trust that he will improve further in future. see the magic result.
> 60 days ago
This sounds similar to the trouble many of my middle school students face in reading. I've had some luck with a new reading program employed by my school district, which uses audiobooks as a major part of their strategy. I believe the connection between the printed word and spoken word is extremely important, and adding the audio element while students read engages them in a natural process of language comprehension. Perhaps this would be worth looking into for your son? Especially since the books I use in my class are so male-focused, with sports and tech-based stories. The MP3 audio players that we use are readings of the same stories, and both the text and audio accomodate multiple reading levels. For my students, they are working great.
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> 60 days ago
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