Dyslexia, full disclosure?

momofthreeboys
Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:46:24 +0000

My son had some extensive speech therapy very early, age 6 and 7 maybe into age 8. We didn’t really “get” why they had recommended this but I think in retrospect it helped enormously. Early intervention is key I think. S3’s auditory recall is amazing, I think the brain compensates because they are trying so hard to learn phonics (which is still the predominant “way” most teachers try to teach reading.) they become very adept at listening for cues. Books on tape or whatever they call it these days have helped greatly. I wonder if they have “textbooks on tape?”

Also interestingly mine seems to read better/quicker/whatever if he listens to music while reading. I know I can’t have too much noise at a certain decibel level when I’m reading so it fascinates me. He says it helps him focus.

It’s fascinating to read stories with others who have kids with dyslexia.