Dyslexia should I have my child tested
By clb67601
@clb67601 (32)
United States
July 12, 2012 2:49pm CST
I have a 6 year old that I believe is showing signs of dyslexia. Her kindergarten teacher wanted her to repeat kindergarten thinking she is just developmentally behind or so they can see if she has a learning disability. I do know that my older children were a lot farther a long then where she is at now but her Father is absolutely against holding her back he just wants me to work with her at home to get her where she needs to be. So I have been doing that since March. She now can write her numbers to 100 and counts by 5's and 10's and she is reading small books and spelling words. The only problem is she doesn't seem to hold this knowledge if we don't repeat everything every day which leads to hours and hours of school work everyday. The signs I have noticed that make me think she has dyslexia is. She has just started rhyming words but can't seem to say nursery rhymes. She knows what every sound to words are but can't seem to sound out simple words. Will read a word over and over again in a book but if seen outside that book won't be able to recognize or sound out the word. When spelling can usually get correct letters but usually in wrong order and leaves out the vowels altogether sometimes. Still writes her letters backwards and confuses words altogether such as we might become me. She has been in speech therapy since she was 2. So I thought that might be the reason for this but I feel it is something more. I know her Dad is totally against having her tested for anything just because he doesn't want her to be labeled. But he also just sees what progress I have made with her and doesn't realize the time it has taken to get her this far. Also she is so inconsistent that she might know something one second and not the next. I am tired of seeing her struggle so much. But I don't know if I should go against how her father feels. If I don't get her tested any advice on how to help make learning easier for her?
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@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
12 Sep 15
Did you ever have you child tested since this was posted? what was the out come? I hope your child is doing better.
@krupar5 (287)
• United States
13 Jul 12
I also have a daughter that is 6 years old and struggles a lot. She confuses letters, cannot retain what she reads, and is very similar to how your daughter is doing. I know it is frustrating because it has taken so long for my daughter to get to where she is now. We have chosen not to hold her back this year, but have agreed that if she is still having a difficult time then we will next school term. We have not gotten her tested to see if she has any problems because we are hoping with speech and the work I am doing with her will help. We are hoping that when school resumes she will do better being around friends.
I try to make learning fun for her. We try to make up games any way we can. We do the alphabet sound game, and we sing the alphabet sound song. You can probably find an alphabet sound song on youtube. As for the game,all we do is start with a word,a simple one. Usually a sight word tht she has had,like,and,car. We spell the word out and then the next person has to say another word that begins with the last letter of the word spelled. An example would be: I said the word big, I would spell it, then the next person would have to say a word that begins with g and then spell that word etc. She enjoys that game. It helps her out because she is sounding out the words and trying to spell it.I also play scrabble jr, boggle and other word games. When we are in the car I give her a word that I may see on a billboard, car or building and ask her to point it out. She also bakes with me and we read the directions together before we start and do it again as we do the steps.She still struggles but there are improvements. i also keep a chart so she can see her progress. I told her that she is old enough to get her own library card and if she can read 1 book at the end of summer by herself she will get her very own card. I hope this helps you out. Good Luck!
@emdjay23 (1575)
• Philippines
12 Jul 12
Hi, my family and I have also the same problem as you because I think that one of my relative is suffering from dyslexia. but her father didn't want to undergo some tests.
As a nurse, I think you have to consider first all the possible signs of being dyslexic. One is, if your child appears bright, highly intelligent, and articulate but unable to read, write, or spell at grade level. Second, labelled lazy, dumb, careless, immature, "not trying hard enough," or "behavior problem. Third would be, Difficulty sustaining attention; seems "hyper" or "daydreamer. Fourth, Learns best through hands-on experience, demonstrations, experimentation, observation, and visual aids.
and there are so many things to consider first, so I guess if your husband would't want for your child to undergo tests, its okay, but he right, you need to do some tutoring for her, dwell much of your time with her.. and observe about her learning and cognitive function.
@squallming (1775)
• Malaysia
13 Jul 12
Well, first of all I must let you know that I am taking my degree in language and communication. I have came across language disorder such as aphasia and also dyslexia. From what I can remember, children having dyslexia are generally more clever than other children. If you search on the internet, many inventors were having dyslexia and if I'm not mistaken, even Tom Cruise has dyslexia.
The thing about these people is they are actually very imaginative and clever. However, they can learn better with specially design class for them with objects and dimensional stuff to help them learn.
I believe you should observe a little while longer and see if she is better, if not, you really need to bring her for an examination. That will enable proper actions to guide her.
