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Includes tips and strategies for kids, teens, and adults with
dyslexia
Understand what dyslexia is, assess schools and programs, and help
your child succeed
Does your child mix up d's and b's? Does he or she have trouble
reading? If so, the cause may be dyslexia. But don't worry -- these
days, there are many ways to overcome dyslexia. This hands-on guide
leads you step by step through your options -- and explains how
anyone with dyslexia can achieve success in school and life.
Discover how to
Recognize the symptoms of dyslexia
Understand diagnostic test results
Set up an Individualized Education Program (IEP)
Work effectively with teachers
Improve your child?s reading skills
Auteur
Tracey Wood, MEd, is a children's reading specialist and the author of several books, including Teaching Kids to Read For Dummies and Teaching Kids to Spell For Dummies.
Résumé
Includes tips and strategies for kids, teens, and adults with dyslexia
Understand what dyslexia is, assess schools and programs, and help your child succeed
Does your child mix up d's and b's? Does he or she have trouble reading? If so, the cause may be dyslexia. But don't worry -- these days, there are many ways to overcome dyslexia. This hands-on guide leads you step by step through your options -- and explains how anyone with dyslexia can achieve success in school and life.
Discover how to
Contenu
Introduction 1
About This Book 1
Conventions Used in This Book 2
What You're Not to Read 3
Foolish Assumptions 3
How This Book Is Organized 3
Part I: Figuring Out What Dyslexia Is All About 4
Part II: Determining When to Get a Diagnosis 4
Part III: Exploring Your Options for Schools and Programs 4
Part IV: Taking Part in Your Child's Treatment 5
Part V: Moving beyond the Childhood Years 5
Part VI: The Part of Tens 5
Part VII: Appendixes 5
Icons Used in This Book 5
Where to Go from Here 6
Part I: Figuring Out What Dyslexia Is All About 7
Chapter 1: Understanding the Basics of Dyslexia 9
Defining Dyslexia in Plain Terms 10
Zeroing In on the Symptoms of Dyslexia 11
Deciding When to Have Your Child Tested 12
Exploring Different Schools and Programs for Your Child 13
Helping Your Child with Activities at Home 14
Watching Your Dyslexic Child Grow 16
Chapter 2: Pinpointing What Dyslexia Is (And Isn't) 17
Understanding the Real Meaning of Dyslexia 17
Looking at the straight facts 17
Moving away from common misconceptions 18
Classifying dyslexia as a learning disability 19
Investigating the Causes of Dyslexia 20
Weighing up brain research 20
Getting into genetics 22
Breaking Down Dyslexia into Different Types 23
Looking at Other Dys Conditions Related to Dyslexia 24
Dysgraphia: Difficulty with writing 24
Dyscalculia: Difficulty with math 25
Dyspraxia: Difficulty with motor skills 25
Comparing Dyslexia to ADD and ADHD 26
Examining ADD 27
Checking out ADHD 28
Chapter 3: Being Alert to Symptoms of Dyslexia at Any Age 29
Understanding Why It's Important to Look for Signs 30
Appreciating that dyslexia is unexpected 30
Being savvy about screening tests and what one teacher can do 31
Avoiding the wait awhile trap 32
Noticing Your Preschooler's Late Development 32
Watching Your School-Age Child Fade 33
Recognizing Signs of Dyslexia at Older Ages 35
Seeking out signs in teenagers 35
Acknowledging adult symptoms 36
Referring to Your Family's History 37
Part II: Determining When to Get a Diagnosis 39
Chapter 4: Watching Your Child Carefully at a Young Age 41
Keeping a Close Eye on Early Skills 41
Talking late and unclearly 42
Battling ear infections 43
Seeing a range of vision problems 44
Having trouble with playing and dressing 46
Displaying weak pre-reading skills 47
Engaging in Pre-Reading Activities at Home 48
Developing print awareness 48
Zeroing in on phonemic and phonics skills 48
Preparing Your Child for Kindergarten 51
Stirring up good feelings about school 51
Helping your child with language skills 52
Nurturing other academic skills 52
Encouraging fine motor skills 53
Showing your child what's sociable 54
Putting your child in charge of his personal information 54
Chapter 5: Acting Quickly with Your School-Age Child 55
Understanding Why a Quick Response to Reading Problems Is Critical 55
Noticing Dyslexic-like Behaviors at Home 57
Struggling with written words 57
Feeling unhappy 58
Being disorganized 58
Asking Your Child's Teacher to Look for Dyslexic-like Behaviors in Class 59
Laboring with reading 60
Writing with difficulty 61
Making predictable spelling errors 62
Coping with other classroom tasks and issues 63
Behaving unusually 63
Chapter 6: Testing Your Child for Dyslexia 65
Deciding When to Get a Diagnosis 66 Exami...