i think my daughter aged 9 may have dyslexia?

Question

my daughter spelling is awful. she spells words just as they sound. mixes her b's for d's. poor at reading.
she has a great imagination and plays well. great meeting people, gets on well with every mainly adults though.

great at maths. cant say no more about that

i have asked school loads to help me with her but they dont seem to want to. they say it is all down to money.

what and how can i do this my self

Answer 1

if you are in the uk contact your gp and ask for help that way they can often get you see to by professionals who will contact her school and get her the right help she needs to deal with this,

good luck

Answer 2

Not yet he s SUPPOSED to be writing backwards at this time.. he is SUPPOSED to have trouble keeping up with an older sibling while early speech issues may be followed by a learning disability such as dyslexia, it may just that his language is at the lower end of the normal range...and he will catch up in the next couple years... i had a niece that was intellectually advanced as a toddler--she would do 12 piece interlocking puzzles while other kids struggled with a 5 piece work board (single pieces) puzzle......by the time she got to 1st grade--she slowed done a little and and peers had caught up...an early strength or weakness is not always an indicator of future characteristics....

Answer 3

The Dyslexia Institute (that's what it used to be called) Now its perhaps Dyslexia Association- is a great place for info. May have web site. Usually schools are not much help-say and think they are but they're not. All I can say from experience is the 'parents who make biggest noise get the most help for their kids'. good luck

Answer 4

Get your daughter Statemented then the school will have to provide the help she needs.Go to you GP and tell them your concerns talk to every one you can think of who can help your case . My friend had all 3 of her children tested and all 3 were dyslextic ( SORRY MY SPELLING IS BAD!!!) she took them to the Dyslexia Institute which was in Chelmsford Essex then armed with the report s had a statment of educational needs drawn up for each of them Hope this is helpful. Dont give up they are bright people who need special help to learn and reach their potential , the middle childs friend was exhibiting the same difficulties but her mother did not fight for her rights and when it came to GCSE s childs friend struggled and had hard time child was given extra time and diagnosis was taken in to account in marking .

Answer 5

If the teacher won't do anything, go to the principal. If the principal won't do anything, get to the director or superintendent of instruction at the school division level.
There are school psychologists and learning specialists who can help your daughter if she is diagnosed with dyslexia, or if needs any extra assistance with her learning.
Don't take no for an answer.

Answer 6

I need to look up more info on how you need to word your request to the school, but your daughter has the right to be assesed and tested for learning disabilities.

ooh, wait. You are in the UK, I only know USA school rights. See if you can find out any info about what your school has to offer in the way of testing and assesment. The school may not give you a straight answer, so research it online.

Answer 7

make a request throught your's public school system's special education program. you have a right to have your child tested for a learning disability regardless of money issues w/ the school.

How are her grades in spelling, reading, grammer? Especially, how IS her reading?

Check out www.ldonline.org

You might be able to find some info there.

Answer 8

i had the same problem, all through primary school i was told there isn't enough funding and that my son was just lazy, he had the same problems has your daughter. he started secondry school last year, and was assessed, yes he does have dyslexia. i went to his old school and told them, they just blamed it on funding.

i am sure you can fight this, 3 years is too long to wait until she goes to secondry school. contact your local education authority.

since been diagnosed he has come on so much because he is getting the support he needs.

don't keep quite like i did

good luck

Answer 9

try asking her to name the days of the week without reading them, then the months of the year - if she consistently misses out a day/month, then the possibility is there. Can she run through the alphabet without difficulty? How about doing jigsaws, can she "see" where the piece should go? These would help you when you talk to a teacher or doctor to find out where to go further in your area.
Best of luck, to both you and her

Answer 10

Learn some grammar yourself and then you can teach her. I mean no offense but you need to be able to understand what you are teaching her. I would think by now you should know if your daughter is learning disabled or not. Hasn't your child's teacher mentioned anything to you? Have you paid attention to her at all when she's reading? Sounds like something could be wrong with her, it's up to you to fix it.