Comments on: Reading and spelling with Dyslexia

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By: Sue

Sue — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 01:42:05 +0000

I am interested in the Alison Lawson Clinic for my child. I have taken him there and they have diagnosed him with Visual Dyslexia. I will try anything to help, but would like to find out if anyone has had the successes they talk about or if anyone has any comments on this type of therapy.
Thanks
Sue

By: jodie cooke

jodie cooke — Tue, 03 May 2011 12:43:11 +0000

hi, im 34 years old, and struggled so hard in high school! i felt that i tryed so hard. i was always studying! but never seemed to pass an exam! today as an adult i still feel stupid. my parents had me diagnosed with dyslexia when i was 7. i remember going to a place in sydney, and doing some special exersices. i also had a tudor when i was in high school, but that made no difference. today im thinking of going to tafe to do a coarse in animal studies, but am so scarred that i will fail! what to do? when i turned 16, i went to go for my L’s! i failed over 30 times. read that book so many times, and still failed. i cryed the last time i failed and then asked the lady at the counter if they had anything, apart from the book . she came back to me with a pack that had a picture book and audio tapes. she told me to listen to the tapes before i went to sleep. so i did! guess what! next day passed my test with no mistakes! as an adult i have no problem with reading now! some of my spelling is not too good. how do i go thru tafe, and pass?????

By: raul gonzalez

raul gonzalez — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 06:23:54 +0000

My name is Latish and I am writing for my boy friend raul gonzalez he is trying to find a program that can help him read and write we a family if you can help please contact him at his email address and if you can give me a number for New York or New Jersey than you.

By: Antonia Canaris

Antonia Canaris — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 07:35:26 +0000

Writing is harder than reading. This is because there are more ways of spelling each English sound than there are of pronouncing each spelling pattern. I know it sounds crazy but it does make sense!

A multi-sensory method of phonics with “memory tricks” and a knowledge of word origins and morphology or the bits and pieces which are added on to the root word are all needed to write properly. Tuition has to be an ongoing process. There are unfortunately no quick fixes for dyslexia.

It also sounds like he would benefit from dictating his answers so that his ideas can get put down on paper properly. Testing at school and other places should have room for alternative assessment methods. Text recognition software can sometimes help but it needs hours of practice ( and great diction) for it to work. I hope this is helpful.

By: Cathy o

Cathy o — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 17:50:34 +0000

I have a 11year old son who has ADHD, dyslexia and an IQ of 139. He can read (tutoring did that for him…) but now, how can we help him write? We got back all the standard testing for mat, reading, spelling… from last year’ standard tests, he scored in the 97% in everything BUT spelling where he fell to 57%… Any tips or trick to help him? (we also have 3 more children, all have ADHD or ADD and one more probably has dyslexia, we looking into it…)Thanks for helping!

By: Antonia Canaris

Antonia Canaris — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 10:58:50 +0000

I would definitely talk to the people at the disability section of TAFE. It might also be a good idea to get some targeted help for your anxiety. Your GP would be able to refer you to someone. It is always good to tackle this as early as possible because I have seen my children and friends suffer far too long. Few of us realise how common crippling anxiety attacks really are.

By: Sue

Sue — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:36:47 +0000

I have a 16 year old boy who moved to Japan two years ago. He has no motivation to study, he forgets things easily, his grades especially in math and essay writing is falling. He is a very well behaved guy with friends, he is obedient but hates studying or doing his assignments. He wants to graduate High school and get frustrated easily when he can’t study but he refuses help from me. He says he’s doing fine but his grades show he isn’t. I am really worried, I want some help and get tested clinically to recognize his problem but in Japan I don’t know where to go. I enrolled him in this school that was listed as qualified to help students like him but it’s getting nowhere. I am scared he’ll drop out of school if I don’t help him. I am so desperate I am thinking about going to the US if help is available there, though I don’t know where or who to turn to. I feel helpless, please help
Sue

By: Dawn Matthews

Dawn Matthews — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:49:37 +0000

Hi Erika,
Yes you should ask for help as colleges are really quite good at providing help for dyslexics.

there is also a lot of software that can help you now. for example you can get audio recorders on laptops, they are actually built in on macs that will record the lectures. You can easily also get free voice overs. Dyslexic Centre Australia tell the best ones on there site http://www.dyslexiccentreaustralia.org.au on the top menu bar. again macs have built in ones and we give you the instructions for getting it going on our site.

you are also allowed extra time for exams, and ask to be allowed notes during exams as you will always have them when a nurse.
If you do not have an assessment as dyslexic then I can do that by Skpye if you want.

you are doing really well and dyslexics make excellent nurses as they have enhanced interpersonal skills.
hope this helped
Dawn

By: Erika

Erika — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:34:39 +0000

Hi, I am 39 years old, married for 16 years,mother of 2 beautiful children. Well, my story is, after being out from school for so long, finished high school 22 years ago, last year in January I went back to college to get the Associate Degree in Nursing. Well I can say I am almost half way there, but the worst is yet to come, as I was told. I feel like I am struggling with remembering after studying or taking any tests. I don’t want to stop now,I don’t want to give up my dream (to be a nurse). I know I will do good as a nurse, because my passion is to help and care for others.The thing is, I can learn anything by training, have no problem with that, I still remember my 1-st job, I didn’t do any school for that, I was only trained and did just fine. Many times I feel like I learn easier if I see it, I guess I am a visual learner. I fear that I will have problem passing the science courses but afraid to ask for help. Not to long ago I had something happened to me while I was in class. I remember when I left my house I felt a crushing headache and this weird feeling in my stomach. Well it ended in the class because I throw up it was so embarrassing, and when they asked what was wrong, I only said I probably ate something, I was to ashamed to tell about my problem. This is still going on with me, at first I thought it will pass but not. I still feel the same symptoms before each class but so relieved after. Should I talk to someone at the disability service and get help? I just don’t want to be called stupid,etc. English is my third language maybe that has something to do with it. Please help me. What should I do? I would really appreciate if you would email me back also, I want to make sure I will get your answer and help. Thank you.
Worried student.