I took my son to a local hospital to their hearing and speech clinic
to have my son tested by a specialist for dyslexia. Jen



-- In dyslexiaclub@y..., "Moskowitz, Penny" <penny.moskowitz@g...>
wrote:
> You first should ask yourself, why are you testing them. Most
schools
> require you to test your children if you want extra resources. I
had to
> test my child, because the school would not moderate her testing and
> homework and she was miserable.
> My daughter also draws amazingly but can't remember her facts, we
work on it
> over and over again. But I do see progress, she knows the math
facts from
> last year, so after reviewing it for a year, she finally has it
down. Her
> reading is also below grade level. She is being trained with the
Orton
> Gilliam reading method. She is definitely making progress, but I
have no
> way of knowing if she would be making more progress with a different
> approach.
>
> It was suggested that I go to a child Neuro-psychologist that does
> testing(at a cost of $2400). I did, but I think it was overkill.
Now I
> know all sorts of things about how my daughter is unable to process
visual
> data, etc. The bottom line, she is dyslexic and will needs extra
tutoring
> and it will take her a long time to learn things.
>
> I don't know if a Sylvan Learning Center can test them, you could
ask, but
> they would probably be able to test what grade level your children
are on.
> I would suggest you call up your school district and see if they
will do it.
> When I lived on Long Island, NY, they did the testing free for any
school
> aged child. If they don't, ask if there is a Special Ed school
near by and
> ask them to recommend someone. I would not choose someone without a
> reference from someone. Lately a women told me she was present
when a women
> from a committee reported their findings on a child, and the person
> presenting the report said she did not feel comfortable with the
report and
> felt it was misleading. The bottom line is there are good tester
and not
> so good testers. A misleading report can make you miserable.
>
> Good Luck
> Penny
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: The Lamica's [mailto:twigtaker@g...]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 2:14 PM
> To: dyslexiaclub@y...
> Subject: [Dyslexia Club] New here, need direction for my children
please
>
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm a homeschooling mom with 4 children. I had twins first and I
am almost
> positive that they are dyslexic. I didn't really "know" that
there was a
> problem with the way they learned until I had 2 more. My youngest
two are
> SOOOOO different and learn so easily. The twins are 8 and I have
a 5 year
> old who is almost caught up to one of the 8 year olds in her
curriculum.
> Just the past 6 months, one of the twins is really learning well and
> catching up almost to where she should be. There are still things
that one
> daughter can't do and will go and ask the 5 year old.
>
> I have read many emails where others describe their dyslexic child
and it is
> a perfect description of mine. Sometimes they mix-up letters.
Sometimes
> they write their entire name backwards. You can hold the name up
to a
> mirror and read it perfectly. Really bizarre. The biggest problem
I have
> is that they can't 'remember' things. We go through a phonics
program and
> by the end of the alphabet, they couldn't remember what an "a"
was. I've
> tried MANY phonics programs. Even now, one will forget basic
letters and
> will have to chant to herself while trying to spell a 3 letter word
in order
> to remember how to spell it. Sounding out a word is the same
process though
> it has gotten better this year. They are extremely imaginative,
crafty,
> mechanical and can draw like you wouldn't believe. I have art all
over my
> house and people come over and can't believe that they drew these
pictures.
> Reading and basic math is a struggle. Forget reading their own
directions,
> they are not auditory learners. If you can't convey the lesson in
a mental
> picture then you can forget it. LOL
>
> What I'm wondering is how to get them tested. I had heard once
that no one
> will test them until they are 8. So I never bothered until now.
But I have
> NO clue as to where to go. I don't want to be on a wild goose
chase with
> dozens of appointments. Will a Sylvan Learning Center test for
this sort of
> thing along with any other learning disability?
>
> If anyone can steer me in the right direction, I'd GREATLY
appreciate it. I
> live in Florida, BTW.
>
> ~Gwyne
>
>
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