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Here you'll find advice from parents and teachers on special needs education.

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my dyslexic child is being punished for getting spellings wrong at school

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Bananaknickers · 27/06/2006 15:57

He has to write the 6 spellings out 50 times by the morning.Just been in to teacher and told her he is not doing them and this is not the way to go with a dyslexic child. I suppose what I am sounding off about is do I have to battle with each teacher he has? He is only 8 and my other child is 10 who is worse. If I was a teacher I would read as many books as I could on all SN.It drives me mad.I noticed my older ds has it and took him to be diagnosed and paid for it.He was in the head of English teachers class at the time.

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Piffle · 27/06/2006 15:58

Ridiculous, that is not fair on him at all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

coppertop · 27/06/2006 15:59

That sounds like a harsh punishment for any 8yr-old. What is the SENCO like? Could he/she speak to the teacher on your behalf?

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Bananaknickers · 27/06/2006 16:04

She is very nice but is overworked.I will be making an appointment to see her now.He has even got to the point where he has been hiding his spellings and telling me he hasn't got any.They read the scores out to the class.Teacher said she can't treat him any different to anyone else because if he is seen to get away with it then others will think they can

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Piffle · 27/06/2006 16:05

absolutely ignorant, your poor ds thats humiliation
She has to treat him differently he is different ffs!!!!!!!!!!!!

coppertop · 27/06/2006 16:14

That sounds awful! If she feels (wrongly IMO) that she has to treat him the same as everyone else then perhaps she should stop reading everyone else's scores out too. Your poor ds.

FairyMum · 27/06/2006 16:21

My children are dyslexic and I am sometimes amazed by ignorant teachers too. I think this country is very backwards when it comes to dyslexia. Luckily I have grown up with siblings with the condition so it's not new to me. We are not forcing hand writing, but concentrating on reading and my DD uses a pc in class. I have bought the pc for her myself as I can't be bothered to battle for funding etc, but realilse that not everyone is that fortunate they can afford it. Children with dyslexia ARE different. Your teachers is ignorant and in danger of ruining your child's confidence and any joy he might get from learning to read and write. Typically children with dyslexia learns how words look like rather than putting letters together the normal way and must be taught in their own way. My siblings are all very dyslexic, but with the right support from parents and school, they all went on to get university degrees (of course they took a lot longer to achieve it) and now have great careers. They enjoy reading books too.

FairyMum · 27/06/2006 16:22

The very best of luck to you!!

jabberwocky · 27/06/2006 16:26

This is terrible. My dh is severely dyslexic and was ridiculed throughout school by ignorant teachers who accused him of being lazy since his test scores were always high. They never considered that filling in circles on a standardized exam doesn't involve spelling or writing out numbers! Don't let her get away with this. It's a shame she is evidently completely clueless regarding dyslexia.

LeahE · 27/06/2006 16:35

I'd be worried about a teached who doesn't seem to understand the relatively simple term special needs. It does in fact mean that you need to treat them differently from other people -- not in every way, but in specific, targetted and appropriate ways.

When your DS is doing his GCSEs he'll get special provision (e.g. extra time, ability to use a computer in some exams, etc.) the secondary school isn't going to go "oh no, we're not going to let you do that because then everyone will want to". It's an accepted thing with dyslexia as is, ffs, not deliberately humiliating them over incorrect spellings. Why does this numpty think she knows better than the experts?

Grrrrrr-parp!

LeahE · 27/06/2006 16:36

teacher, not teached. I shall now write it out 50 times...

rosiesmumof4 · 03/07/2006 12:44

your poor lad, I really think that is an awful thing to do to anyone, never mind a child who is dyslexic. Is the head approachable?

zippitippitoes · 03/07/2006 14:17

The other serious matter is that dyslexic children should be encouraged to write using the full breadth of their own vocabulary (and to expand it of course)whether or not they spell the words correctly. That is the only way to encourage fluency in written work and the only way that their written work will be of the standard expected of their ability.

ks · 03/07/2006 14:33

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beckybrastraps · 03/07/2006 14:36

DIFFERENTIATION is a word that the teacher should be familiar with! Ask her how she differentiates the work for your ds according to his specific learning difficulty.

mumeeee · 03/07/2006 21:25

That is not accetable. Go and see his teacher and the SENCO.

Miaou · 03/07/2006 21:34

Just noticed the date of the OP - any progress yet BK?

Caligula · 03/07/2006 21:46

FFS.

If the milkman has no idea of what dyslexia is, I'm not too bothered. If a teacher doesn't, I really am. I don't consider it acceptable for a professional to be so profoundly ignorant of such a basic of their profession and I'd tell the headteacher so. But I'm probably a very difficult woman.

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