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 6 comments September 28th, 2009
Hi everyone,
Dawn was live on ABC Radio Sydney the Richard Glover conference on dyslexia. If anyone wants to hear what she said and how the program went this is the link. If you click on “Download Midweek conference wednesday september 9th” you can hear it.
http://www.abc.net.au/sydney/radio/
Add comment September 28th, 2009
From a parent
Hi Dawn, I think I love you!! Thank you so much for putting in all the effort to make this possible. I am a mother of a very intelligent 6 year old boy. He should be in year one but because he was born in May of 2003 I was able to keep him down so that he could keep up with the other students. I sent him to a brand new public school last year, his kindy teacher was more concerned with him sitting still and listening to her then to take notice of his school work. I asked for a meeting with the school psychologist, in walks this guy that had no idea where he was, it looked like he had just had a hit of cocaine, he showed no interest in mine or my partners concerns or the problems of my child. It was a wasted 1 hour of my life. I would ask his teacher how he was going and I would get feed back on his behaviour, not on his school work. I was told once that his fine motor skills were poor but that was it. By the end of last year she had manage to get him to behave the way she wanted and wasn’t bothered with him any more. I tried one time to talk to her about my concerns and was promptly told that he was good for her maybe parenting classes is what I needed. Well this year I enrolled him in a different public school and from the beginning it has been handled a totally different way. The teacher has recommended that he has occupational therapy, speech therapy and that he sees a physiotherapist. I was contacted by his school last week in regards to a interview with the school psychologist so on Monday morning my partner and I go to the school to meet with the deputy principal, his teacher and the school psychologist. We were informed that they would be doing an IQ test on him and they asked what kind of problems he seemed to be showing. During the interview, both the deputy principal and psychologist said that it sounds like Dyspraxia; there is a history of Dyslexia in the family. A lot of people have said that they think he is ADD, but it never fitted him. I did the checklist for Dyspraxia and I ticked all but two boxes. The psychologist informed us that the test results will come back with a result of average to above average intelligence. Now is where my confusing comes into it. If his IQ is normal to above normal would that not mean, that he is fine? I really can’t see how you can be intelligent even above normal intelligent and still be told that you have a disability? I am beyond angry about this problem. I am now thinking that I might sue the government in regards to them refusing to see that these children have no form of disability that they learn differently, that it is the government letting these children down. I would never ever want another child, he is so fun, loving, exciting and just beautiful. Why are they so intent on putting the blame on him? Could you recommend in regards to the current education system where I should send him? I could end up in jail if I don’t send him somewhere. I will NOT send him public and have him told that he is stupid which is basically what they are doing. Thanks and regards
The question you are asking is one that most school do not seem to understand her.
If your son has an average or above IQ and is not learning at school it is because your son has specific learning difficulty or what I call a specific learning difference. That means that her learns differently from other kids and therefore needs to be taught differently. it is really simple but not understood here.
i show parents and teacher how to teach these kids in my books. it is not hard but apparently getting education to change is hard.
In the Uk and Victoria people are suing and winning because in fact it is against the law not teach your on properly.
Unfortunately I am not able, and nor are Dyslexia SPELD, to recommend any schools in WA and I have asked for anyone who knows of one that teaches these kids properly to tell me . Nobody has. I am trying to set up a school but it takes time and fund raising.
In the mean time many parents are homeschooling their dyslexic and dyspraxic kids. One home schoolin g organizer told me that most kids being home schooled in the Perth area have these problems.
I live in Rockingham so if you want a proper assessment or , tutoring or help home schooling I do offer all of these. I also help parents work out personal teaching programs if they are taken out of school.
I change $200, through my new organization, Dyslexic Centre Australia and that includes a 2 hours session of working out a personal teaching program, a report and free soft ware.
Cheers
dawn
3 comments September 28th, 2009
From a parent
Hi, My daughter has been diagnosed with Auditory Processing Problems and short term auditory memory problems. However neither the Educational Psychologist, speech pathologist nor her teacher ever uses the term dyslexia for any child. Does this diagnosis mean that she has dyslexia?
Hi,
Auditory Processing disorder is the same as Auditory dyslexia, this is what they cal, it in the UK, so your daughter has dyslexia. If she also has short term visual problems, if she cannot recall the look of a word then it is very likely that she is full blown dyslexic. It does not matter what you call it. If she is dyslexic then she will benefit from the teaching in my, books and games. the back door approach is to try teaching her this way and if she benefits asking the school to do the same.
try teaching her my way and see what happens.
get back to me if i can be of more help.
Dawn
Add comment September 12th, 2009
Dear Dawn
Congratulations on all your work.
Ever since I came accross the proposal for a School for Dyslexia in Australia, I have passionatly been speaking to WA mothers who have Dyslexic children, and would love more than anything for one to be open in WA. I am on a search for as many people as I can who are interested (in person), and also people who support the idea (via facebook). I myself am Dyslexic and had some tough times in my childhood. I was let down by my school and in highschool approached the curriculum council 4 times, they both turned their back on me.
I truely struggled, and I was afraid to go to school. It was humiliating at times, and if I can’t change that I would love to make this happen for someone else! This has always been a dream! I cannot express how passionate I am about it, so can only share my support in an e-mail for the time being. I have also notified my local irlen clinic, which I am aware they have many clients who are children, with dyslexia. I hope to hear back from them soon.
Wishing you and your family well, I am so proud to hear of someone like you helping to make this happen!
I just had to give it my support in a big loving E-Mail!
Add comment August 31st, 2009
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1 comment August 31st, 2009
To whom it may concern,
My name is Sophie and I am currently living in Sydney, but will be moving to Perth in the middle of October after a trip back to England. I am currently on a 12 month working visa, which will expire April 2010, but I will then hopefully be able to appy for defacto, in order to allow me to stay for a few more years. I am 24 years old and completed a BA psychology degree in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, in 2005, in which my dissertation was about dyspraxia and the difficulties children have with it. I was tested for dyspraxia at school when I was 17, and undertook a year of exercises to help reduce the problems I suffered from it. The exercises made a huge difference to my life and made me a much more confident person.
This personal experience, as well as my dissertation, has increased my knowledge and interest in the area and I would now love to see what work I could be involved in to help other individuals. I came across your website on the internet and would like to make contact. I know October seems a long way, but I wondered whether it would be possible for me to meet you when I move to Perth, and possibly, at your convenience, do some work experience.
I am leaving to go back to the UK and then onto India on the 25th July, until the 13th October, so it would be best for you to contact me via email. I very much look forward to hearing from you.
Yours Sincerely, Sophie Thwaite
7 comments July 29th, 2009
I am so glad that I bought Cam to see you – the relief I feel is immense. I feel as though finally we are heading in the right direction.
1 comment May 30th, 2009
My daughter is 5 yo and just started preps. She is having reading difficulties she knows all her alphabet but does not get the sounds of letters and putting them together to pronounce the word therefore she is falling behind in the classroom we are doing extra work at home with her but she is having difficulties with her phonics. Do you have any suggestions for me or where can can get help
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We take English for granted. But if we explore its paradoxes, we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
And why is it that writers write but fingers don’t fing, grocers don’t groce and hammers don’t ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, why isn’t the plural of booth beeth? …. English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects the creativity of the human race (which, of course, isn’t a race at all) …
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