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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 80126" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Sometimes our kids have all the wisdom, instinctively.</p><p></p><p>As for knowing right from left and being able to tie his shoes - think about it. When we are learning this, we use cues. "My watch is on the left." We can SEE the difference between left and right whenever there is a lack of symmetry.</p><p></p><p>I remember learning left from right. I used to set the table and we all had our own regular place at the table. Some people had preferences for certain pieces of cutlery ("That's MY spoon!") and so I learned to place various items in exactly the right place to accommodate this (and I wonder where the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) came from!)</p><p>My place at the dinner table was with my back to the wall, on the right hand end, next to my father at the head of the table. This was so he could discipline me as I was the youngest. I did not like having to sit there because he was very strict. But I learned - the knife goes on my father's side. I must use my knife and not try to just use my fork. The spoon goes on the right hand side next to my father. I must use my spoon in my right hand, not my left.</p><p>I wasn't learning left from right without those cues. Later I could work it out, but always when I DID work it out later, in my mind's eye I was once more setting the dinner table.</p><p></p><p>My dyslexic nephew would always put his sandals on wrong way round; left on right foot and vice versa. This was NOT him making a mistake, or he would have got it right some of the time. No, he was making a deliberate choice to get it wrong. So we watched - and saw this toddler sitting on the floor as toddlers do, knees splayed to each side, so the inside of his ankle on each foot faced up. And so he chose to put his sandals on so the buckle also faced up - he could reach it more easily to do it up that way, with the buckles on the inside.</p><p></p><p>Your son wanting to read with his sunglasses on - very interesting. Does he say if it helps? I would experiment if you can with different colours, see if there is a coloured lens which he finds makes reading easier.</p><p></p><p>Something that might help with random reversal of letters - it worked for me when I was learning, although I'm not dyslexic. I just remember back a lot earlier than most people!</p><p>I was having trouble distinguishing between "b" and "d". The word "bed" was my salvation - when you look at the word, it LOOKS like a bed viewed from side on. The two upright sticks are the bedposts. The round shapes of the letters in between are the lumpy mattress (and maybe a pillow at each end?). So whenever I was writing another word and having trouble, I visualised "bed" in my mind, and worked from there. I was four years old and in Kindergarten.</p><p></p><p>There are other words which you can do this with as well. My nephew was trained like this - I think my sister had a book as well, but the clinic she took him to got her onto this program of visualising the letters as pictures. An important part of their teaching was to make sure the child draws the letter in the correct order of steps - the letter "g" for example - you begin at the top and draw the round bit first, clockwise - that's the girl's head. Then without pen leaving paper you bring the stroke down and curl it under - that's the girl's hair, so long she can sit on it. And "g" is for "girl".</p><p></p><p>Often dyslexic kids are very imaginative and highly visual, so this technique works really well. Something else that can work is a small home-made word book which he can keep in his pocket. You make it by folding a sheet of paper in half, turn and fold again. And again a couple more times. Staple down one side, tape over the staples then cut the 'pages' free. You write a word on a page AND draw a picture of what the word represents. You do with with any word which is maybe a bit tricky, or one the child asks for. And the kid can keep it in his pocket. If it gets chewed or goes through the wash - no matter. It's easy to make another.</p><p></p><p>Comic books are good. You can get them in a wide age range - we have some comics for teens in our house.</p><p></p><p>There is a lot you can do, without having to pay someone a fortune.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 80126, member: 1991"] Sometimes our kids have all the wisdom, instinctively. As for knowing right from left and being able to tie his shoes - think about it. When we are learning this, we use cues. "My watch is on the left." We can SEE the difference between left and right whenever there is a lack of symmetry. I remember learning left from right. I used to set the table and we all had our own regular place at the table. Some people had preferences for certain pieces of cutlery ("That's MY spoon!") and so I learned to place various items in exactly the right place to accommodate this (and I wonder where the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) came from!) My place at the dinner table was with my back to the wall, on the right hand end, next to my father at the head of the table. This was so he could discipline me as I was the youngest. I did not like having to sit there because he was very strict. But I learned - the knife goes on my father's side. I must use my knife and not try to just use my fork. The spoon goes on the right hand side next to my father. I must use my spoon in my right hand, not my left. I wasn't learning left from right without those cues. Later I could work it out, but always when I DID work it out later, in my mind's eye I was once more setting the dinner table. My dyslexic nephew would always put his sandals on wrong way round; left on right foot and vice versa. This was NOT him making a mistake, or he would have got it right some of the time. No, he was making a deliberate choice to get it wrong. So we watched - and saw this toddler sitting on the floor as toddlers do, knees splayed to each side, so the inside of his ankle on each foot faced up. And so he chose to put his sandals on so the buckle also faced up - he could reach it more easily to do it up that way, with the buckles on the inside. Your son wanting to read with his sunglasses on - very interesting. Does he say if it helps? I would experiment if you can with different colours, see if there is a coloured lens which he finds makes reading easier. Something that might help with random reversal of letters - it worked for me when I was learning, although I'm not dyslexic. I just remember back a lot earlier than most people! I was having trouble distinguishing between "b" and "d". The word "bed" was my salvation - when you look at the word, it LOOKS like a bed viewed from side on. The two upright sticks are the bedposts. The round shapes of the letters in between are the lumpy mattress (and maybe a pillow at each end?). So whenever I was writing another word and having trouble, I visualised "bed" in my mind, and worked from there. I was four years old and in Kindergarten. There are other words which you can do this with as well. My nephew was trained like this - I think my sister had a book as well, but the clinic she took him to got her onto this program of visualising the letters as pictures. An important part of their teaching was to make sure the child draws the letter in the correct order of steps - the letter "g" for example - you begin at the top and draw the round bit first, clockwise - that's the girl's head. Then without pen leaving paper you bring the stroke down and curl it under - that's the girl's hair, so long she can sit on it. And "g" is for "girl". Often dyslexic kids are very imaginative and highly visual, so this technique works really well. Something else that can work is a small home-made word book which he can keep in his pocket. You make it by folding a sheet of paper in half, turn and fold again. And again a couple more times. Staple down one side, tape over the staples then cut the 'pages' free. You write a word on a page AND draw a picture of what the word represents. You do with with any word which is maybe a bit tricky, or one the child asks for. And the kid can keep it in his pocket. If it gets chewed or goes through the wash - no matter. It's easy to make another. Comic books are good. You can get them in a wide age range - we have some comics for teens in our house. There is a lot you can do, without having to pay someone a fortune. Marg [/QUOTE]
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