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Dyslexia
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What if I suspect dyslexia?
Prepare to talk with your child's teacher about the problems you've
observed at home and learn how your child is doing in the classroom.
Rest assured: There are many techniques that may help your child succeed,
either by gaining new skills or by using bypass strategies.
- Take notes on the types of errors your child makes,
how often they occur, and where you've noticed them.
- Keep copies of their work and results from group tests.
- Conference with their teacher to get a sense of how
she's doing in comparison with their peers.
- Check to see if the school offers any special instructional
programs that might be appropriate for them.
- Request a meeting of your school's student/teacher
support team. (These multidisciplinary, general education, prereferral
teams have different names in different school districts and states.)
Express your concerns to the group and develop a plan of action with
a specific time to be evaluated.
- Ask the teacher if she thinks your child might have
a learning disability. (Remember that's the term most schools use
instead of dyslexia.) If you feel your child's problems are significant
and she may need special education services to benefit from the general
academic curriculum, you can make a written request for assessment
and send it to the school and/or district administrator. You’ll
need to be specific about their problems, so the information you gathered
earlier will come in handy.
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