Hi, well it?s been a few yrs since I been on MN but from past knowledge I know there will be someone with some advice for me or point me in the right direction anyway.
My DD is nearly 9 & Ive had my concerns since she started school as she struggled from day one. She found the phonics really hard & no matter how many times I tried to teach her ways to learn it, it never sank in. By the time, she was getting into yr 2 I decided to go online to see if I could help her that way. I went on a great site called ?Easyread? which helped her so much but I couldn?t afford to keep it up but for 3 or 4 months it helped her at least get to grips with phonics.
Anyway, the older she has got the more concerned I?ve become. I have mentioned my concerns to her previous teachers who informed me that she will catch up?blah blah! When DD started in Yr4 last Sep I spoke to her teacher about it on parents eve to which she told me?. ?a lot of parents want to label their children, the trouble these days is that they do too much for their kids therefore making the kids lazy & not wanting to do anything for themselves?! I was livid & firmly told her that I have never done everything for either of my children as I have always encouraged them to be independent from an early age!
Since then I have moved DD to another school, but only because ?cut backs? caused the school bus to be discontinued!
DD mentioned to me last week that the words in her book were jumping around on the page which finally made me realise that she may have dyslexia. So I went to the Library to read up on it & try & help her myself as much as possible.
My DH is dyslexic (not diagnosed) & his DD & DS from previous relationship have both been diagnosed with Dyslexia.
My DD is a very happy go lucky girl with a wicked sense of humour, she is very placid with a gentle nature & my worry is that she is now getting embarrassed that she is in the low groups of literacy & numeracy, she won?t read out aloud. She doesn?t read so bad really, its getting it down on paper that she struggles. She will spell ?Girl? as ?Gril? etc...
DD also is very forgetful, Klutzy, still dresses back to front, has poor concentration & memory. She really struggles to take in information & has to be constantly reminded about things. She forgets to bring home her lunch bag & jumper nearly everyday. She forgets to hand in letters that I write for teachers etc too.
Anyway I?ve booked her in for an eye test at an opticians that also tests for dyslexia, although she is not having the dyslexia test that day, her test wil be an hour long & with the lady that does the dyslexia test.
All I want is a little help for my DD so she doesn?t struggle with her work & become embarrassed that she isn?t at the same level as her piers. I don?t want her to get to high school & try to hide it like my DH did.
Do you think Im over reacting or do the teachers just have a way of making you feel that you are?