Lin,

does she have the opportunity to use a computer with a
spell checker? If so this helps.

It is frustrating for the children, don't let her give
up and try to keep her self-esteem high.

Flash cards and repetition help but do not solve the
problem. My daughter still can't memorize all of her
multiplication tables at once after years of practice.
she is 16.

Do you have a books on tape program? Try that as well.
My daughter also likes to watch the tv with the closed
caption on so she can hear and see words at the same
time, it has helped her.

Hope this helps.

Diana

--- aislinnpixie <aislinnpixie@...> wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I have just recently acquired a positon tutoring
> Native American
> children at a local elementary school. One of my
> students (at least
> her teacher believes)is dyslexic. The school
> "testing" states that
> she does not have any learning disabilities. This
> particular child,
> however, has difficulty with reading. She can read
> a sentence, then
> read the same words and not be able to decode them.
> She is
> constantly writing letters and numbers backwards,
> even after being
> corrected. She is smart, eager to learn and tries
> hard, but reading
> and writing are especially difficult for her. Her
> memory is
> wonderful, she can answer questions about a story if
> she hears it.
> She is a wonderful storyteller and I often help her
> translate her
> stories into writing. She does get frustrated when
> she forgets how
> to write something and I have to spell words out for
> her. I have
> gone to a few dyslexia workshops and I hear the same
> old
> thing...Flash cards and repetitition. Is there
> anything else I can
> do to help her? I would really like some imput from
> someone who has
> been there..
>
> Thanks,
> Lin
>
>





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