I've had suspicions that ds1 has dyslexia since a few years ago...he's always seemed very bright, great vocab and good at building stuff etc but when he started school he really struggled with literacy.
So he was kind of 'below range' according to yr1 teacher, and only now in yr2 is he coming on in that respect - i feel he's doing pretty well considering.
I asked a friend last year if she would assess him as his yr1 teacher was being quite strict, keeping him in at playtime to finish work etc and I wanted him to have less pressure and more help.
It's taken this long for her to fit him in, though! Had an assessment yesterday.
She hasn't written it all up yet but just told me the following:
'V high cognitive Ability indeed.
Moderate Dyslexia, on the Index but not typical profile. Can do most things typical dyslexics can't! Will set it all out towards end of next week. More a question of maturity than actual full-blown dyslexia, I feel.'
I'm reassured on both counts...that he is bright (I assume) and that he has, or has had, problems with dyslexia which I know he has worked hard to overcome.
But I am not sure what I need to do now to help him.
I want to tell school so they can put whatever measures they need to in place, I suppose to connect better with the way his mind works and lower their expectations a bit...I'd like them to adjust to meet his needs, don't want him to have to struggle so much etc.
Does anyone have an idea as to what I ought to ask them about, or make sure they have in place? I'd really appreciate some pointers.
Thankyou.