Buying books from Dyslexia Testing

We have many e-books available for purchase and download from our main site. Please visit Dyslexia Testing – we hope you find them interesting and informative.

Add comment October 20th, 2009

Press Release: Dyslexic Centre Australia is to launch

In response to thousands of requests from frustrated parents of dyslexic children who struggle at school, we are proud to announce the opening of Dyslexic Centre Australia.

Continue Reading 12 comments September 28th, 2009

Dyslexic Centre Australia School for Dyslexics.

Having recently set up Dyslexic Centre Australia (www.dyslexiccentreaustralia.org.au) we are now looking for premises and a school.

If you think you would be interested in such a school please do add your name (as a comment below) thus showing your interest in such a school, so that we can give numbers to the people considering our proposal – we can also keep you notified of progress.

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Download a sample PDF – “Fun Phonics”

So you can see what a download pdf is like, please have a look at this example. The rest are available online at our site

Freebie Download – Fun Phonics Spelling and Reading Program sample pages

Add comment August 31st, 2009

Assessments by Dawn

I am getting a lot of requests for assessments. I myself charge $200 for a complete assessment and report. I also develop an individual learning program for the pupil and produce a disc with any materials that will be needed for the kid, or adults teaching. My materials are very user friendly and anyone can use them whether a qualified teacher or not.

Continue Reading 3 comments September 28th, 2009

Fact Finding

Hi there, I am just beginning my journey through dyslexia, ADD, etc. Our middle of 5 children is 13 yo, Year 7. She struggles with spelling and fluency. We recently had her tested, her results were high IQ but poor rate and fluency, yet good comprehension. Query, dyslexia?, auditory processing? My husband, David and his brother have always been slow readers, yet have worked in the literary world – Poet, Author, Pastor! Recently we discovered some first cousins with ?dyslexia and ?ADHD. Our other 4 children excel in Literacy. One has been labelled a ‘genius’ for her age (8yo). So our poor middle daughter, Anna, feels really ‘dumb’ (her words). Not sure where to begin?
- Cheryl

Hi Cheryl,
Dyslexia is an inherited condition. If your husband is a slow reader, if he has to say every word in his head when reading silently then this a form of dyslexia.

I was taught in the Uk and my Center follows the British Dyslexia Association. So what i say is not always the same as what you are told in Australia.

Auditory processing disorder is also a form a dyslexia and all dyslexics have this to some extent.
In the Uk we test for dyslexia before testing for ADHD or ADD. if dyslexia can account for the kids problems then we call her dyslexic and do not assume that she also has ADD or ADHD. Very few kids are medicated in the UK and it considered extremely old fashioned to merely give a kid drugs.

I recently discussed this with a top psych in the BDA by phone. They have no policy on getting kids off ritaline because they not put on it in the fist place, She was extremely shocked to hear what was going on Australia regarding Amphetamine drugs.

Hope this helps
Dawn

Add comment January 5th, 2010

Alternative approach in NYC

Perhaps this story will provide some ideas for my Aussie compatriots. I am the parent of a nine year old classic dyslexic (visual and aural) here in NYC. I am from Melbourne and had always hoped to return home before my daughter went to High School.

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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Children who find reading and writing very easy do tend to have compulsive obsessive disorders. They tend to be towards the autistic end of the spectrum.

Continue Reading Add comment January 5th, 2010

Exciting News

Hi Dawn, very exciting news about the Centre – keep us posted on prgress, Anna is due to start boarding school in 2011!!
Thanks again for the brilliant work you did with her in July – she is working through her phonics programme and showing vast improvement in her reading and spelling. She tells everyone how she is going to be a teacher and how you are going to employ her one day.
What you have done for our girl’s confidence is awesome and we’re really excited that you’ll be able to share your knowledge with so many more kids in a school. Best of luck.
- Donna

Hi Donna,
So Glad that she’s improving. the phonics I give to parents is really easy isn’t it. She
s a great kid and I am pleased to be able to help her.
cheers
Dawn

Add comment January 5th, 2010

New School

Hi there,
I would be extremely interested in your school. Has there been any further developments with this? When do you envisage it to be up and running? Lastly, would it be a school that caters for all ages (primary and secondary?)
Sounds absolutely brilliant. Please keep me informed!

There is so much forms filling etc involved in setting things up here. Much simpler in the UK. But we do intend to have it for all ages, and we intend to set up a pre school in which we teach basic phonics, so that kids are ready to learn to read when getting to the main school. If there is anyone out there who can help with finding out how to fill in forms etc. please do contact me.
Thanks. dawn

1 comment January 5th, 2010

Need to know what’s best for my child

Thanks for much for CARING. When you have a child
that never gives up, you want to keep pushing on also.
Malena is a anxious child, loves being at home with her family, home body, but loves going out also, loves the water, beach.

I did the Tick box ass/ for the 8-13yrs fro Dyspraxia Malena’s score was 19.
I also did the Dyslexia late infant or early primary screening sheet Malena’s score was 12.
I would like to buy the Earobics, do you just google Earobics or do you sell them??, Also what book? can I buy from you??. What info can I pay and download>?? that can help our daughter, you have heard all the therapies we have done, we pay for a teachers aid 2 mornings per week, and private school fee’s. I am a little dyslexic myself, so probably from my genes, is it possible what the Drs say that our daughter has a late matriculation, as she gets older grows up, she will progressing like she is, I know she will always have a weakness in her expressive speech possibly?, but the way she has come this fare, we don’t want to stop trying all we can, as I said we have 6 children, Malena and Samara are our twins, last children, ages of our children 20,18,16,12 and our 9yrs twins, we are doing all we can, but with one child that has learning difficulties it takes up so much time. Malena is doing tennis lessons at the moment and has really improved, plus we bought a trampoline, as she takes a while to try new things, and the trampoline takes her out of her comfort zone which is good, plus she is doing art lessons, all these things help her confidence, in the past she has needed to do such much sitting, speech therapy for 6yrs, education DVD etc etc etc. Have had her on
Omega fish oil since little, taken her to occupational behavioural optometry, nothing wrong with her eyes, hearing, neuro psychologist, OT, you name it.

Thanks again Dawn, I am NOT Just wanting FREE INFO, I will buy your info, but need to know what is best.

Thanks again [name withheld, Sydney Australia]

instead of doing the fast forward you can buy earobics DVD at a fraction of the cost and i have found it to be as god.
Dawn

We did look into fast forward, got all the info DVD etc, we were already doing
with our daughter education DVD on the computer Maths and English, fun type learning computer games, from Tandy, Dick Smith etc, our speech therapist
looked into fast forward and said what you are already doing is very similar, our daughter Malena is very visual, learns visually, Malena is a whiz on the computer, plus fast forward was big $$$$, also looked into Cell field again big$$$$ and no studies to back up what they say it does, have looked at so many things and tried so much. Thanks again

I do not sell earobics but will try to work out how we can do that. I got hold of them by going to www.earobics.com. Our local SPELD sell them also. You can phone them on 0894743494.

I sell a downloadable dyspraxic pack which contains a book on dyspraxia and a phonics course and lots of other teaching aids. for $39 i think.(!) Get it from www.dyslexia-testing.com.au and type dyspraxia in the store search engine. The book I sell on dyspraxia is only at present available downloadable.

All the things you are doing are good. Skate boarding is very good also or a wobble board, I tell you how to build one in the book,

If your child is dyspraxic i would expect her to score as positive in both the dyslexia and he dyspraxia tick tests.

There are no schools which properly cater for these kids in Australia, unfortunately, so try not to worry too much if she does not keep up. Just remember that primary education is only actually meant to prepare your kid for secondary and high school is only intended to prepare her for life, so concentrate on life skills.

It is so important to find her strengths and concentrate on them rather than just correcting things that she is not doing well at.
And yes if she is dyspraxic she can improve greatly and live a more or less normal life. My step mum is dyspraxic and she was a maths teacher in a top private school.
I am beginning a maths program for these kids but as you might imagine I am quite busy!

I do offer skype assessments now.
Good luck you are doing very well and are obviously a really good mum.

dawn

4 comments January 5th, 2010

Form Filling Help for Dyslexics

A close friend who is dyslexic phoned up yesterday very frustrated because of ongoing problems he was having filling in a passport application form. It made me realize that the advice I gave him should be posted.

Continue Reading Add comment September 28th, 2009

Support Groups

Hi Dawn

Thank you so much for the information. It is all a bit daunting now, I am really concerned about how my son will overcome his Dyspraxia. Do you know if there are any support groups in the Sutherland Shire area in NSW?

Kind regards
Lisa

Hi Lisa,
From what i can find out most of the kids being home schooled in urban areas in Australia have kids who are either dyslexic or dyspraxic. If you want to get to meet other people with dyspraxic kids then get in touch with the home schooling network.

If people could set up self help groups I would fully back and support you all.

CHeers
Dawn

4 comments September 28th, 2009