to want to burst eith pride that my ds is a book worm?

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Ds is 9, has dyslexia and dyspraxia. From birth he's been read to daily and we have books at every opportunity.

He was diagnosed with dyslexia at 7 when we realised his reading wasn't coming along as it should. The school have been great and we've continued to read together.

Since starting back at school in August it's like there's been a breakthrough. He's devouring books on his own. He wakes up and reads, reads in bed at night and walked home from school today with his nose in Gangster Granny. I'm so pleased he's actually enjoying books on his own.

His teacher is great and is doing a points based thing where he can tell the teacher what he's read, the teacher brings it up on this computer program then he answers questions based on the book and gets points. Competitive reading, the best way to get my boy interested!

I think it's called accelerated reading, I can't see anything similar that we could do at home. I might get him a wee book to keep track of the books he's going through.

I'm just so pleased! I'm so booky myself I'm so happy he's got the bug!

That's great news! My DD is only 9 months old but I hope she gets into books as much as me and DH

That was always my vision! The dyslexia diagnosis was like a huge hurdle and I felt awful, obviously not letting him know how I felt, but I was devastated. Dh is dyslexic and we were always aware it might be there.

I was a late reader, didn't really get going until I was eight. And then I grew up to write boos. That moment when everything clicks is awesome. A new world has been opened up to your son and you've played a huge part in helping him turn that key. Not at all unreasonable to be proud especially when a love of reading is still seen as uncool by some.

I can understand how that might have felt. So great that you were right onto it and he's getting so much enjoyment out of books

Lovely news. My DS is also a great reader and I'm convinced that it's partly due to us reading to him for hours every bedtime. His and my favourite was A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket.

Watch out for the torch under the duvet

That's brilliant. Dd is 5 and its suddenly clicked for her. She loves her reading books from school but told me last week that she'll practice a bit more then read Harry Potter to me. Made me well up a bit as they are my favourite books.

Mothermirth what age is good to start Lemony Snicket do you think?

Op your Ds sounds fab. DD is also a bookworm and I love it - I'm aware it may not last but I figure every book is a book in the bank!

I genuinely thought I was matilda as a child!

Big yes to books in the bank!

Love your post OP!

Just love it. :)

My DS is a bit developmentally delayed on some things, and this week got an award for his reading. I really did feel as if I was bursting with pride as well. It is such a great feeling!

You can access the AR programme at home. Ask the school for his login details.

lovely news! Thats fab. Goood for him.

Nice to hear theres hope after a dyslexia diagnosis. My dd2 isn't quite 7 but has all the signs of dyslexia. School just say shes not at the bottom of the class. No ! but she almost is and the discrepancy between her reading/spelling and maths is huge! Im having her assessed privately. Right now she hates reading as she says the words jump about and she misses out words, adds them in and muddles up sounds. I can imagine how painful the process is for her as its so laborious she gets no joy or meaning from it so its fab news to hear that your son is now loving reading! Thanks for the post. Any tips greatfully received!

Great, burst away. Hope my DC does the same, not much interest at the moment. Really pleased for your boy

Hi Laura. I think it's shocking you have to go for assessment privately. Are the school not noticing these things?

I realise we've been very lucky the school have been fantastic.

We also self referred to a specialist optromonist who specialises in children with learning difficulties and looks specifically at the tracking of tge eye as they read and the coloured overlays. Ds didn't need one of them but is slightly short sighted and got a coating on his lenses which makes black writing blacker for him. She was great and that's really helped.

Good for him my dd is 16 and dyspraxic and we think she has that eye thing where they need tinted glasses she didn't pick up q book till she was10 was the david walliams books she devoured them, you mustbe so chuffed for him

I'm so pleased for you, OP. It's a lovely feeling that success has arisen and a target hit.

Oh just read on dd is going to the hospital friday to check her eyes herschools been fab though

Yep!! Be proud! Burst with it, its a great feeling, we had a sort of late reader too and I am thrilled she is reading, thrilled!

Books were a huge thing in my childhood....saldy dont get chance to read much nowadays but I am thrilled dc read and love books.

bless him

Laura, you have more than likely done this already, but just in case it is worth getting your dd's eyes checked. Words jumping about could be a purely visual problem.

Dont want to hijack this thread but thanks for peoples suggestions. Shes not doing badly enough for school help yet! but they are keeping an eye on her literacy which they acknowledge is slipping behind and incongruent to the rest of her ability! have already checked vision but thanks. I have to remember she s only 6 and as your story has highlighted it doesn't mean she won't get it in a few years time!

OP, the accelerated reader program at school keeps a log of which books they read, so you could ask the teacher if she can print you off a list if you want to keep a note of which ones he's read

Awesome! Glad he's enjoying it! :)