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<blockquote data-quote="aeroeng" data-source="post: 299416" data-attributes="member: 6557"><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">I think part of the reason schools don't use the word "dyslexia" and replace it with Learning Disability (LD) is that every dyslexic person is different. The key is finding what works for you. Technically dyslexia is related to reading issues. The abysmal handwriting is dysgraphia, and the math struggles are dyscalculia. It is not uncommon for someone to have significant troubles with low level math but be able to manage high level math well. Example: I had a terrible time learning arithmetic, and fractions, but no troubles learning calculus all the way up to deferential equations.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">But you want strategies:</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">For the abysmal handwriting:</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">- Teach him to type!!!!!!!!! There are words I can not tell you how to spell, I can not write down correctly, but I will type correctly. It seems the fingering uses a different area of the brain and it works better. My abysmal handwriting is partly a result of directional confusion. Typing eliminates that. I struggle with thinking about how to form each and every letter, think about how to spell. By time I get to the end of a sentence I can no longer remember what I was writing. By typing I become more fluent. I also had "taking essay exams on a keyboard" as an accommodation in school. (All that and I can do wonderful calligraphy, sometimes I miss spell things and have to do it over again, but the letters look beautiful!)</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">- Note taking will be a challenge he should develop his own type of short hand. Also asking fellow students if you can copy their notes is possible. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">For the Math:</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">- Math remediation for dyscalculia is not developed very well through out the country. However, I believe there are remedial math programs, I just don't know one because I never needed to. The IDA website (<a href="http://www.interdys.org/" target="_blank">http://www.interdys.org/</a>) probably has some information. At least a couple of years ago they devoted an entire issue of their magazine to math remediation. If he is tested and determined to have a learning disability some "reasonable accommodations" are allowed. In 9th grade they finally start doing the fun stuff algebra trig, & such. If he can get the accommodation of using a calculator on tests he might suddenly do much better.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">For Spelling:</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">- I recommend a spell checker by Franklin. They are wonderful!!!!!! The best at finding word phonemically. I also recommend developing lots of friendships with people who can spell. I would never have graduated college without my best friend and roommate checking it.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">I put several ideas on dyslexia and how to deal with it on the following website:</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">http://www.angelfire.com/md3/marf_glass/msiteOutline.html</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aeroeng, post: 299416, member: 6557"] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]I think part of the reason schools don't use the word "dyslexia" and replace it with Learning Disability (LD) is that every dyslexic person is different. The key is finding what works for you. Technically dyslexia is related to reading issues. The abysmal handwriting is dysgraphia, and the math struggles are dyscalculia. It is not uncommon for someone to have significant troubles with low level math but be able to manage high level math well. Example: I had a terrible time learning arithmetic, and fractions, but no troubles learning calculus all the way up to deferential equations.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]But you want strategies:[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]For the abysmal handwriting:[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]- Teach him to type!!!!!!!!! There are words I can not tell you how to spell, I can not write down correctly, but I will type correctly. It seems the fingering uses a different area of the brain and it works better. My abysmal handwriting is partly a result of directional confusion. Typing eliminates that. I struggle with thinking about how to form each and every letter, think about how to spell. By time I get to the end of a sentence I can no longer remember what I was writing. By typing I become more fluent. I also had "taking essay exams on a keyboard" as an accommodation in school. (All that and I can do wonderful calligraphy, sometimes I miss spell things and have to do it over again, but the letters look beautiful!)[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]- Note taking will be a challenge he should develop his own type of short hand. Also asking fellow students if you can copy their notes is possible. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]For the Math:[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]- Math remediation for dyscalculia is not developed very well through out the country. However, I believe there are remedial math programs, I just don't know one because I never needed to. The IDA website ([url]http://www.interdys.org/[/url]) probably has some information. At least a couple of years ago they devoted an entire issue of their magazine to math remediation. If he is tested and determined to have a learning disability some "reasonable accommodations" are allowed. In 9th grade they finally start doing the fun stuff algebra trig, & such. If he can get the accommodation of using a calculator on tests he might suddenly do much better.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]For Spelling:[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]- I recommend a spell checker by Franklin. They are wonderful!!!!!! The best at finding word phonemically. I also recommend developing lots of friendships with people who can spell. I would never have graduated college without my best friend and roommate checking it.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]I put several ideas on dyslexia and how to deal with it on the following website:[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]http://www.angelfire.com/md3/marf_glass/msiteOutline.html[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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