All About Dyslexia

[ctcc]

Hi champion


THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

Dyslexia is a learning difficulty. It affects 3% to 10% of the population in SIngapore. There is an est 4000 preschool chn and 20000 chn in pri and sec schools who hv dyslexia severe enough to require specialist intervention.

Now that we know, we will not misunderstood him to be ‘lazy’, ‘stupid’ or ‘not trying hard enough’. We now only blame ourselves for not discover it earlier…

When assessment is done he wl need to attend classes from DAS once or twice a wk.

[getz]

Check out the International Dyslexia Association Website. It has a lot of factsheets that you can download. You can make a more informed decision from there


http://www.interdys.org/

[BlueBells]

Dyslexia simply slows down a person’s learning, but they do overcome it by a certain age, and turn out to be better than others. MM Lee is one such example.


Don’t lose heart. The child just needs a little more encouragement, postitivness and tons of TLC.

[cheonght]

hi,


try http://www.kidsdyslexia.com.sg/. and they are MOE register. they can conduct the assessment for yr child fees about $400 or 500. My girl is D..... too and having tuition with them.

[ctcc]

Hi, cheonght


Spoken to DAS, the assessment is early oct. If I remember correctly the charges is $400 b4 GST.

For his study, my sis now does not force him. The prob now is his attitude; he is getting more impatient and aggressive.

May I know how old is yr girl now?

Also, may I ask u few questions as I need yr opinion,

1)\tHe is no good in is his study. We now understand that he got the learning difficulty, should we let transfer him to other less stressful sch?
2)\tHow long has yr girl been attending? Do you see yr girl improvement?
3)\tMy nephew very violent and hot temper. Is this a part of the dyslexia prob?

Thank u.

[cheonght]

My girl is 8yrs old.


1) pls talk to the teacher first if this is necessary. maybe they can give him lesser homework or if there is D support group in the school to assist. my girl school has SNO (special needs officer) who is working with her in this area.

2) she started this yr after chinese new yr only. 1hr/wk one-to-one. i should say there is improve but up and down. my girl performance was not bad in P1 but fm p2 onwards i notice her marks dropping and bad habits still exist and getting worse eg untidy writing, disorganise, mirror image wirting, poor attention, poor spelling, … hard time to teach her until i was desperate. even sign her up for MINDCHAMP and then MINDCHAMP suggest me send her for test cos she can’t read and spell appropriatley for her level.

3) Violent and hot temper, yes these are some signs. The D pyschologist (who tested my girl) told me these kids if not proper and timely guided can become "gangster" and gets into fight cos they have so much anger inside them due to stress, shoolwork, parents etc etc. My girl also has attitude problem - impatient, careless, angry when i ask her to do homework, day dream…

[ctcc]

Thank you for yr reply. We will talk to the teacher tmr, I only know he’s currently under the learning support group.


What worries us now is his attitude. When it is time for homework, he gets very very angry…… my sis juz read to him, explain to him how to get the answer and he juz need to write the answer. But he will still scream, shout, cry and sometimes push / kick my sis.

Really appreciate yr reply.

[getz]

The only way to help dyslexics who are severe is through direct intervention. They do not outggrow the condition. And if the condition is severe, it will be hard for them overcome on their own…nor does tuition help. Parents, you need to arm yourself with information… my son is dyslexic and in GEP. So there is hope…get yourself trained in teaching them, it would be more effective than sending them once a week to someone. Good luck!

[getz]

cctc, violence is not part of the dyslexic problem, although some of them may feel really frustrated by what is expected of them. MAy i suggest that you get a full psychological assessment done by a qualified educational psychologist who will investigate all issues and not just dyslexia. You can then make a more informed choice for your nephew.

[mahes_gopal]

HI I am a trained educational therapist with over ten years odl experiance working with dyslexic children. I am an ex-DAS teacher and MOe teacher. I teach motivational and educational tips for dyslexic children . PLease contact me if you need any help. mahes_gopal@yahoo.com.sg