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Dyslexia

I have a seven year old daughter, and with all the information that I have read about dyslexia, I think she may have it.  However, her teacher believes I may be jumping to conclusions.  She just thinks she may be slower at developing her skills for reading and writing, but when I see my daughter struggle so hard to the point that she is in tears, I personally think she cannot read what is front of her because she does not see the information the way that I do.  Her 7 is backwards, as well as the confusion of the d and b, she also confuses the numbers 9, 6, makes up or skips complete words, etc.  Could you please advise me on what steps I should take or am I wrong in assuming this could be her problem.  I really want to help her because it is painful to watch her struggle and have people labeling her as "slow".  She really loves to be read to and I know would love to read things herself.

Thanks,

Bonnie Elms
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Dear Ms. Elms,

It may be that your daughter is simply displaying a bit of developmental de;ay in acquiring early reading facility. However, this is an important time in her educational experience, and not a time when you want to see her lag much behind the norm in reading.

The only way to determine if your daughter does display a learning disability (and dyslexia is an umbrella term that refers to a number of language-based learning disabilities) is to have her tested by an educatiobal psychologist or learning disabilities specialist. Some school systems perform such testing, others do not and, instead, require that parents seek independent evaluations for which the parents pay. Sometimes, but not usually, health insurance covers some of this type of testing.
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Thanks so much for answering my question so promptly.  My husband and I do have a meeting today with our daughters teacher.  Of course we will discuss this issue to the fullest and ask if they can test her.  However, my husband would also like to have her tested again with our own personal physician.  Again thank-you for your response.

Bonnie
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Dear Bonnie,
    I could have written you letter myself 2 years ago. It was a very difficult time for my daughter and myself.I agree you should have her tested by your own doctor.I found that the school testing is not that reliable.We went through 3 years of school testing,for them to always say she just a little slower then the others in her class.I finally found out where to get her tested and low and behold I was right all along and she is Pronologically Dyslexic.She also has ADD/ADHD and is on medication for that.She is now in 4th grade and doing very well she is in top half of you class.It is still alot of work for her and she still struggles.But now we know why and that helps her and helps us help her.Good luck with your daughter,I wish you the best of luck.
                 Janice
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