DS 7 CAN'T READ OR WRITE SENTENCES ON HIS OWN..............................................

[jhyesmum]

Hi, i wondered if anyone out there has the same problem.

DS is 7, in yr3. He is ADHD and his pead has suggested that he needs to be assesed for Dyslexia or specific educational needs.

He is very bright apart from the read and writing. He is ok at maths and is fab at art etc.

Has anyone gone through these experiences?

Thanks

Can he read at all? 7 years old is still pretty young, especially if he has additional needs. Maybe a laptop might help with his writing. Is it the physical act of writing that he finds hard, or is it more linked to letter recognition etc?
Sorry I can't be more help - just wanted to bump it for you

Is it that he can't or he doesn't want to? I ask because my ds is 7 and has ADHD traits and he hates writing with a passion and his writing is very messy. Reading is hard with him too as he won't sit still and keeps getting distracted so constantly loses his place.

Hi,

He just can get the patterns. It also doesn't help that he is very self consious about being so behind.

He loves stories, and will sit (and fidget) and listen to a short story book.

I worry because all of the other children in his class can read.

Thanks for posting!!

DS loves to be read to - its reading himself that he struggles with. There are some handwriting practice books you can buy and do with him at home - although if he's anything like ds you'll probably have a battle on your hands getting him to do them.

What does his teacher say?

Also with ds we have to keep sessions really short or he simply won't work. We read for about 10 mins max and he struggles to attend for that long. You could try listening to him read for just 5 minutes a day and see how he goes. Even if he just manages a couple of pages he's acheiving.

Sam is similar; he's 7.5, yr 3 with a hugh IQ and struggles with reading and writing, he got level 1 in his SATs. he's already diagnosed with HFA, but they are now looking at dyslexia and dyspraxia as well.

An assessment with a physio might help? Sam has some wrist weakness that impairs his writng skills (he's also good at art though- think its a 'flow' thing?). Also worth checking out his eyes, JIC.

Thanks girls!

He's going to be tested for dyslexia, but that has come from the Pead suggesting that the school do that. His teachers aren't that concerned for some reason but I am.

He has a hard enough time at school because he has ADHD. He get's picked on a lot and he is also very small.

We also have the problem that the headteacher and deputy don't 'believe' in ADHD. They seem to think disabilities should be visable.

I try to get him to read but he just can't get it. You can read a book to him and he will memorise every word! I think that's how he's pulled the wool over his teachers eyes a bit!

Thats quite common i think. Shame your school are so useless. They'd bloody well believe in ADHD if they had to live with it

jyhyesmum if you ever need to chat about the schoola cceptance thing do CAT me- i've been completely through this myself and know what a pain it can be.