No support for dyslexia at school. Is this normal?

[VivaLeBeaver]

Not sure if I ought to be concerned or not, dd is doing very well at school and that's the main thing.

She's in Yr7. She was diagnosed as dyslexic when she was 7 as was a year behind. We had her assessed privately. Her secondary school asked for a copy of the report which we've provided. Her primary school weren't interested about her dyslexia at all, I had to push for a meeting with their senco who promised xyz and then did bugger all.

Anyway we moved her to a different primary and she came on leaps and bounds, even passed her 11plus though has actually gone to a comp in the next town.

When I gave the dyslexia report to her secondary school they asked me if I wanted her put in remedial classes. I said no as she is doing well at school and I don't want her missing normal classes.

We had parents evening last week and all her teachers are singing her praises, she's top of most of her classes. However her English teacher says her reading age is 11.06, so a year behind.

Now her dyslexia report mentions about how intelligent she is and that she will compensate for her dyslexia well but that this will het harder as she gets older.

Her French teacher hadn't been told she was dyslexic and had a go at dd for been slow copying stuff off the board. When dd told her she was dyslexic the teacher apologised and now helps dd with copying stuff into her book. Dd says she struggles with copying stuff down in German as well. Saying this, both language teachers say she's doing really well and is one of a small number selected to do two languages.

I saw the senco on parents evening who was about suprised I wanted to see her. I asked if dd could do with any support. She said it was my choice not to put dd in remedial classes. It seems its either all or nothing.

I'm not a teacher, I don't have a clue about dyslexia. A friend at college who was dyslexic found having stuff on different coloured paper helped, so I was wondering if they might suggest stuff like that?? I got the Impression the senco was wondering why I was bothered as dd is doing so well. I'm not a pushy parent but obviously want the best for dd and just don't want her to struggle if she doesn't have to.

Does this lack of interest from the school sound normal? Do I just accept that as dd is doing well then she doesn't need help? Also the school has never said anything about extra time in exams, etc. does this only happen for more severe cases?

[flowerpowergirl]

Marking my place for these resources. Thx

[maggi]

My ds has writing and organisation issues with dyslexia. He finally showed up on the screenings at school in year 7 as having these. He had always struggled and been behind, got bullied and then had ELSA support for the ensuing damage to his social skills. His reading ability is actually higher than his age - until you ask him to read out loud and then you think he is reading in a different language with pauses in weird places, monotone voice, etc.

Anyhow in year 7 the written work load is greater than at primary school and he began to struggle - writing 3 lines in an hours lesson - he was so stressed he began to turn feral. The school solution was to give him extra reading classes for 10 mins 3 times a week during registration. In other words to increase his workload.

His problem was that he is very high achieving verbally and was put in the top streams for all his subjects (in a 12 stream school). It seemed that because he had the knowledge in his head the school weren't interested that he couldn't write it down. Amazing considering exams are written not verbal. The SENCO said 'Yes, he has problems but there are children here who are much worse.' In other words 'We are only able to help the the worst cases'.

My solution was to Home educate. It's brilliant!

[nitekite43]

I have been asking for my year 6 daughter to be screened for dyslexia since year 3 at her primary. I have just paid to have it done through the British Dyslexia Association, the school now want to do another one. my daughter who is 11 has a reading age of 6.5. she has severe case of maeres-irlan syndrome as well. can anybody tell me why the school wants to do another one