Dyslexia

swizzlebabe

Thanks for that.

I know he is young, but if he is on the dyslexic side, I would like to know sooner rather than later if possible.

His teacher is away today so will talk to her tomorrow.

He is left handed, handwritting is treible- but down to left hand?
He does get b`s and d`s mixed up- which I know is common.
He is slow to read, but loves books and I have read to him since he was a baby.
He finds it hard to follow more than a simple instruction.
He is a quite child and not naughty and I would say he is bright, but something seems to be missing 0r not connecting.

He is coming to the end of year one, but he is the youngest in the class he will not be 6 until the end of august. So maybe i`m wrong to compare him to children who are 6 mths older? I did ask about delaying his start at school, but was told, that instead of sending him parttime to begin with, he could start when he was full time only. I now know that this is wrong, or atleast leaglly I didn`t have to send him until the term after he was 5.
But saying that he was ready for school.

Spendless

swizzlebabe wrote:

He is left handed, handwritting is treible- but down to left hand?


He is coming to the end of year one, but he is the youngest in the class he will not be 6 until the end of august.

But saying that he was ready for school.

I meant to mention being left handed in my post. Left-handed neice completely mirror wrote, her name and anything else when she first started school. She is now 14 and one of the top students.

So born a few days later he would be in reception year.

We only do one intake in Sept also regardless of birthday- my own son is band in middle being born in March. He too was ready for school as in he needed something more stimulating than nursery/play-groups but that doesn't ness mean he's going to go at same pace as the other kids.

I think you're right to talk to teacher first. Let us know how you get on.

cookie54

have the school said anything as they may already be giving him extra help without you knowing it.this happen to my son . in the end we paid for a special report but he had lots of problems which LEA didn;t accept until we got this report but as he is not yet 6 i would wait a bit but get the school to watch it and maybe go to the doctor as mine gave lots of helpful advise and was able to prove that we had be concerned from an early stage

bylromarha

swizzlebabe wrote:

Thanks for that.

I know he is young, but if he is on the dyslexic side, I would like to know sooner rather than later if possible.

His teacher is away today so will talk to her tomorrow.

He is left handed, handwritting is treible- but down to left hand?
He does get b`s and d`s mixed up- which I know is common.
He is slow to read, but loves books and I have read to him since he was a baby.
He finds it hard to follow more than a simple instruction.
He is a quite child and not naughty and I would say he is bright, but something seems to be missing 0r not connecting.

He is coming to the end of year one, but he is the youngest in the class he will not be 6 until the end of august. So maybe i`m wrong to compare him to children who are 6 mths older? I did ask about delaying his start at school, but was told, that instead of sending him parttime to begin with, he could start when he was full time only. I now know that this is wrong, or atleast leaglly I didn`t have to send him until the term after he was 5.
But saying that he was ready for school.

Left handed children alone don't have awful handwriting, right handed ones do too! Also boys are slower to develop fine motor control than girls (fine motor= small delicate movements with fingers, eg developing pincer grip with thumb and finger) B and d mix up is normal, reading again, majority of boys are slower to develop this skill. The instruction giving however could be an indicator.

You know your boy better than anyone, so if you feel something is not connecting, then sharing these concerns with the teacher...who also knows your son pretty well by now...rather than a stranger who may/may not diagnose something. Said it before and I'll say it again, paying for "diagnostic" tests is a waste of money.

And as he's 5 until the end of august, it must be really hard to not compare him to those who were 6 in september...a whole year older. BTW, the school standardise scores from tests according to their age, so it doesn't affect SATs and things like that.

And joining school when he'd just turned 4 is fine...again you know best that he was ready for it. My niece's birthday is at the end of August and she is the top of her year group for maths and literacy...and left handed, so don't let these things worry you.

Let us know what happens with the teacher when they're back at school.

VickyA_2

bylromarha wrote:

Left handed children alone don't have awful handwriting, right handed ones do too! Also boys are slower to develop fine motor control than girls (fine motor= small delicate movements with fingers, eg developing pincer grip with thumb and finger) B and d mix up is normal, reading again, majority of boys are slower to develop this skill. The instruction giving however could be an indicator.

I'm a left-handed trainee teacher and getting b and d mixed up is normal amongst alot of children. I'm currently in a class of 7 and 8 year olds who like to turn their 3 around. It's normal, but over the year, they've gradually learnt. It's something that takes time.

By the way, my right handed boyfriend's writing is TERRIBLE! So terrible that he only ever writes in capital letters. Thank goodness for the computer, otherwise he'd be writing all day....................

Oh, and my left handed writing is pretty neat, but that's probably also down to me being a girl!

Sarahsaver

This would not be an issue in many countries where the formal teaching of reading doesn't start until the age of 7. Try not to worry too much.

frizz_head

As Sarahsaver has said, I would try not to worry too much. 5 is still very young, as nowadays we expect more and more from our children. My daughter who is in Year 3, is one of the youngest (will not be 8 until end of July), was a very slow starter. She still did not know her alphabet in Year 1, and was placed on The Early Literacy Strategy to help bring her up to speed with the rest of the class.

I did really worry about her then, but in Year 2 she made amazing progress. Alright, she is still not the brightest child, but she works hard and enjoys going to school, and I have learned to concentrate on her skills (she is a fantastic drawer and extremely creative).

I have a friend in Australia with a child the same age, and when I used to tell her how stressed I was getting because Little Miss Frizz was struggling with her alphabet, she said her son was still playing with dinosaurs at Kindy, with no emphasis on name writing or alphabet until the age of 7.

The thing to remember is that they all get there in the end, some children seem to glide through learning effortlessly, and others, like my daughter need lots of coaching and time.

I hope it works out for your son. Please let us know how he gets on.

bylromarha

VickyA wrote:

I'm a left-handed trainee teacher and getting b and d mixed up is normal amongst alot of children.

Slightly off subject, but keep at it Vicky. TP is much more stressful than actually being a teacher. And once you get your first post, you realise, even though it's flipping hard work, that you have the best job in the world!

jazzyjustlaw

I want to know how about getting assessed for dyslexia. Although I am academic I struggle with exams and although I do get some high marks its not easy. I have never got a mark above E for GCSE maths and in lessons were fine. Conversely I am brilliant at spelling. Does this mean I might not be dyslexic.

Ted_Hutchinson

Testing for a Tenner
However Dyslexia is primarily a condition which affects the squencing of letters so reading, writing, and spelling are the major areas where dyslexia affects.
If you feel your lack of ability in maths is primarily the result of an underlying disability rather than the result of poor teaching, lack of effort or application then maybe you are suffering from
The British Dyslexia Association - Dyscalculia

But I don't know if their tenner testing will cover Dyscalculia or not.