The British Homemaker - One day at a time

A couple of posts ago I talked about Charley probably being dyslexic. While he cant officially be assessed till he turns 7 in September, his teachers and I have been trying out some things that are commonly used for dyslexics and amazingly enough they are making his life a whole lot easier. Dyslexia is a broad term defining a learning disability that impairs a person's fluency or accuracy in being able to read, speak, and spell. Dyslexia does not affect a human's intelligence in how they learn or memorize information. {taken from Wikipedia} Because a few people have asked how the tinted strip was going for him I figured an update is required! The strip is proving to be priceless, Charley will now sit and read for hours using it. He is eager to do his reading and words after school, he will read most of the book at bedtime and he’ll sit happily on his bed and read whatever he fancies. There are words that are just not in his age capability to read yet but he is showing ...

All moms are quick to shout out that they have the smartest and cutest kids, and rightfully so, but I am one of many who knows that my 6 yr old is very intelligent for his age. Yesterday his teacher was telling me that if Charley was a cd he’d be a great teaching tool with the knowledge and facts he has! She also told me that she agrees with me on a particular concern I’ve had with him for about a year now. That he may be dyslexic. Charley scores higher than most for his maths and other work but was breaking even with his reading this last few months, it was almost painful to watch him struggle and not lose his self esteem whilst we were reading. He loves books, he loves to read and be read to so I knew something wasn’t right. Three of Charley’s teachers (there are 5 altogether through the week) all agreed that while an official diagnosis couldn’t be offered or tested for till he is 7, it is familiar to them from former pupils who’ve gone on to learn they are dyslexic. Yes I ...