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School have written my child off because she is dyslexic

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TheoriginalLEM · 12/01/2016 11:54

and i feel i am letting her down too.

she is in year 6. ed pdych report in y4/5.

year 5 not too bad but year 6 i hoped for more help.

No differentiation for her homework. big long words to spell. the same list as my friend's child who sailed through 11 plus.

brought it up with teacher. was told - oh its ok we know dd struggles we don't expect her to do it really. just do her tables etc. yet every week the same homework. every week she can't do it. i sit with her for hours trying to help without actually doing it for her.

but now it's coming up to sats. each homework is a mock test. each just marked right or wrong. i note where i have helped. where we couldn't work things out. no feedback.

its like oh well she is dyslexic she shouldn't worry about it.

she has a tutor and touch typing lessons. without which she couldn't read. she now loves to read .

but still describes herself as stupid because she cannot achieve her homework goals and goals in class.

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Atenco · 13/01/2016 17:32

Surprised at some of the answers here, I agree with Jeanne

TheoriginalLEM · 13/01/2016 17:43

Yes, dyslexic absolutel does not = not academic. It actually has no bearing on how academic someone is or not. It is a barrier to learning and strategies need to be made to overcome it.

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