Just curious as to what anyone with a dyslexic child thinks about how sensible it is to push spellings? DS is 9 and really struggles. He has 10-12 words a week to learn and even though he tries, it's really hard to get them to stick.
A friend who's severely dyslexic told me it's daft to try and make him, as there are computers, etc, etc. My instinct is to try, but it's taking up increasing amounts of time and I think I'm in danger of making him feel stupid, as we have to keep going over and over the same words - even so they don't stay in his head. I try and have a laugh with him and keep it light, but it's an uphill struggle. This week we've got 10 words, but we're still struggling over the first 3. Would really welcome any thoughts or wisdom from those with older dyslexic children?
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smee · 01/10/2013 10:58
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