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<blockquote data-quote="nvts" data-source="post: 172402" data-attributes="member: 3814"><p>Hi! difficult child 1 was diagnosed with a Non-specific Read/Write learning disability. </p><p> </p><p>To make a long story very short, I brought it to the attention of his school and was told "make him write his spelling words 10x more than he is now". And that was it. As many of you know, in the spring, I moved him into a new school and I asked for a meeting and they're bending over backwards to help.</p><p> </p><p>If you'll take a look and see what he's doing, would any of you who have kids with a Learning Disability diagnosis with the following let me know what they've been called and what steps have been taken to help? This is slamming the self-esteem of a kid with the confidence of a gnat, so I really want this done asap by the school and I.</p><p> </p><p>difficult child 1's name is Eddie. To date (he just finished up 4th grade), 5O% of the time he will write "Ebbie". Lower case d and b are always a 50/50 shot.</p><p> </p><p>He can memorize spelling words for a test, but the following period, if asked to write a paragraph, if he has to use the word (that he just spelled right on the test) he'll spell it phonetically. 85% of the time, all words are spelled phonetically.</p><p> </p><p>Up until a year ago, he wouldn't read out loud in class because it made him feel stupid.</p><p> </p><p>His handwriting is atrocious! Letters are misshaped, and all over the place. </p><p> </p><p>Sentence structure isn't an issue because all of them are short and disjointed. It's tough to mess up "he ran fast", but if it's possible, he will. But to hear him speak, you'd think that he'd be as gifted as Shakespeare. </p><p> </p><p>I just want to be able to research what this is so that when they make recommendations, I'll know if it makes sense or not! </p><p> </p><p>Thanks for any help you can provide!</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Beth</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nvts, post: 172402, member: 3814"] Hi! difficult child 1 was diagnosed with a Non-specific Read/Write learning disability. To make a long story very short, I brought it to the attention of his school and was told "make him write his spelling words 10x more than he is now". And that was it. As many of you know, in the spring, I moved him into a new school and I asked for a meeting and they're bending over backwards to help. If you'll take a look and see what he's doing, would any of you who have kids with a Learning Disability diagnosis with the following let me know what they've been called and what steps have been taken to help? This is slamming the self-esteem of a kid with the confidence of a gnat, so I really want this done asap by the school and I. difficult child 1's name is Eddie. To date (he just finished up 4th grade), 5O% of the time he will write "Ebbie". Lower case d and b are always a 50/50 shot. He can memorize spelling words for a test, but the following period, if asked to write a paragraph, if he has to use the word (that he just spelled right on the test) he'll spell it phonetically. 85% of the time, all words are spelled phonetically. Up until a year ago, he wouldn't read out loud in class because it made him feel stupid. His handwriting is atrocious! Letters are misshaped, and all over the place. Sentence structure isn't an issue because all of them are short and disjointed. It's tough to mess up "he ran fast", but if it's possible, he will. But to hear him speak, you'd think that he'd be as gifted as Shakespeare. I just want to be able to research what this is so that when they make recommendations, I'll know if it makes sense or not! Thanks for any help you can provide! Beth [/QUOTE]
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