All About Dyslexia

[Blobbi]

[Editor's note: Topic selected & edited for http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/mislabeled-child.]


Orchid10 and Deminc, have you guys read http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/mislabeled-child?

It's the best book I've read on learning differences, how to identify them, and the steps to take to help. Psychs and other experts are great, but you also need an idea of how to help since the parent is in the best position to do so (we're on call 24X7!)

The book has chapters on the various issues, eg, CAPD, dyslexia, dysgraphia etc that can sometimes be seen as ADHD since the child has poor input and so cannot focus. Ultimately, the authors give you strategies on how best to strengthen parts of the memory (and there are so many types!) to overcome the various issues. It's truly worth a read. I don't know if they have it in the library but I saw 2 copies at Kinokuniya.

Good luck!

[cnimed]

Blobbi,


hi hi! I keep hearing about this book but I didn’t think it was available here. I did go to the Eides’ website and what they say about the link between auditory processing and vision processing definitely reminds me of my kid. I’m taking him down to IGARD this week and will drop by Kino to check it out. Thanks so much!

[Blobbi]

You're welcome, deminc!


For the benefit of the others here, I'm posting the Eide's blog here. They are the doctors who wrote The Mislabeled Child, and they post the latest neuroscience research on learning that may be helpful to others.

http://eideneurolearningblog.blogspot.com/

As we move on in time, I'm catching a lot of co-morbidities that come about simply because our kids' brains are not wired conventionally, but our kids are going into conventional schools, *eeks*.

BTW, read up on what you said earlier about being non-sequential. That's, gasp, my son. There are benefits as you've also encountered. Like the weirdest way of multiplying or a natural ability to rely on ratios/patterns; Singapore math-style word problems is lagi best cos our kids have a different perspective. I'm teaching my son the value of good, sequential habits to overcome any setbacks he has.

Good luck on IGARD and the school posting! (And yes, that book is a buy for keeps - I rely on it a lot!)

[orchid10]

Thanks Blobbi for the sharing. Will try to look for it

[orchid10]

Hi Deminc,


Have u try the Davis programme? Can share with me? And what is the different with O&G?

[schweppes]

Blobbi:

Orchid10 and Deminc, have you guys read The Mislabeled Child?


http://www.amazon.com/Mislabeled-Child-Solutions-Childrens-Challenges/dp/1401308996/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1278293656&sr=8-1

It's the best book I've read on learning differences, how to identify them, and the steps to take to help. Psychs and other experts are great, but you also need an idea of how to help since the parent is in the best position to do so (we're on call 24X7!)

The book has chapters on the various issues, eg, CAPD, dyslexia, dysgraphia etc that can sometimes be seen as ADHD since the child has poor input and so cannot focus. Ultimately, the authors give you strategies on how best to strengthen parts of the memory (and there are so many types!) to overcome the various issues. It's truly worth a read. I don't know if they have it in the library but I saw 2 copies at Kinokuniya.

Good luck!

Thanks Blobbi for the recommendation. Will keep a look out for it.
Miss seeing u around the forum. Glad to have u back

[tree nymph]

Can someone advice me if dyslexia is curable?

[schweppes]

I’m not sure if dyslexia is curable. But it is definitely manageable. With early intervention and appropriate coping strategies, many dyslexic and other special needs kids grow up to be successful adults too.

[Blobbi]

Hey Shweppes and Orchid, you’re welcome! Hope you find the book useful.

[cnimed]

Orchid10, shweppes,

better hurry, only one copy left now!

Blobbi,
wah, the book is so thick, I didn't know whether to finish it, or finish reading my GF cookbook, or my other dyslexia book. But sure am glad I got it! It's truly stuffed with good information. There were so many parts that I had to keep waving in front of my husband (who was glued onto Youtube) because it reminded me of the kid.

VIsion processing affects the reading of facial expressions?! Wow, I never thought of that! Is that why the kid always ask about our tones rather than watch our face! Ha!

We went to IGARD, and the good man picked out more binocular vision issues. We're now staring at colored beads everyday.

Orchid10,
I feel Ron Davis is a very different approach. OG basically works on phonics, drilling phonics through multisensory method. It's good even for non-dyslexic children. But the entire curriculum is 1.5-2 years long! I would use it only if my son is 4 and we're just starting out. But he's already 6, to drill for 2 years - !!?

I'm not that patient, and I don't believe that is where my son's problem lies. My son KNOWS the phonetic sounds very well, but he CANNOT apply them well. It just doesn't make sense to him. There's no point continuing to drill him on the phonics sounds, much less for 2 years!! What he needs is application, OR a different reading method. This is why I choose not to go with OG.

Ron Davis works on (dis)orientation which fits my child's description. A,V,L all looks the same to him. P,b,p,d all looks the same to him. Was, saw looks the same to him. Three, here, tree, looks the same to him. There, their, they all look and sound the same to him.

But if you ask him the phonetic sound of each letter, he can rattle it off, no problem. But he cannot sequence the sound, distinguish the letters, and direction consistently. So OG is not what he needs, in my personal opinion.

Some of the books I've looked at /taken ideas from are: Overcoming dyslexia (tells you the different components of reading difficulties, most useful phonics tricks for them to master, how to explain to the child), reading the phonografix methods (phonics used in a different way, practise in sequencing, most useful combinations), The Gift of Dyslexia (trigger words and orientation). He also has vision difficulties even though he has perfect eyesight. Basically his eyes do not team well together, resulting in the impression that words are moving about, or losing his place on the page, or as if the words are opening up at unusual spaces. He used to get very bad headaches after school.

So these are things we had, and continue to work on. I believe they help because from not being able to read at the start of the year, he can now read chapter books. Picking out trigger words really help, becuase they are high-frequency words. That took the longest time (1 month to master 3 words). However the process is not efficient, partly because of his vision issues, I think. But in addition, he still needs more help in sequencing, and orientation. I do not think OG will address these sufficiently.