Shyrley

From another list to demonstrate that the autonomous aproach to reading works, even whena proffesional has made a 'diagnosis'
I had permission to share this.

"My 14 yr old had an updated assesment of his dyslexia today so that he could
apply for extra time in his GCSE's this summer (he is taking 2 as a private
candidate.. ..i hate the way they make us jump through more hoops AND have
to pay for it!) The assesors were stunned to find that within the 2 yrs of
being
home edcuated his reading age is now average for his chronological age..He
left school at 12 yrs old with a reading age of an 8 yr old..thats an
increase of 6 yrs in the space of 2 !! During his 8 yrs at school he had no
end of welfare/specialist/sen group/ tuition, wheras autonomous HE has
enabled him to reach this level. I knew there was progress by the way he was
immersing himself in magazines and web sites related to his interests..i
just didnt have an age figure on it . I feel sick to the pit of my stomach
that most LEAS (mine included) do not support the autonomous approcah and
the recent Dfes guidline draft encouarges this appalling practise."

Can you imagine what would have happened to this child had the 'experts' started on him! He would have loathed reading for ever.

Shyrley

Heidi <[email protected]>

Hear! Hear!

My Katie has speech apraxia and dyslexia, and I thank God every day
that we started home schooling when she was a baby. She's never had
the "experts" (she did have a speech therapist for a couple of years)
put her into a special group, nor has she had the experience of the
other kids telling her how dumb she is for not being able to read
yet. She had a tough time as it was, going to Miss Rachelle. Fully
aware that she was not the same as other kids.

In reading up on dyslexia, I ran across a man's story who
didn't "get" reading until his adulthood. He finally "saw" the spaces
between words, and a man who had struggled with fast food signs and
bulletin boards, ran to the nearest library and checked out Treasure
Island, and read it in one day. He helps dyslexic kids, and relates
anecdotes where teenage guys will shed tears, because no one ever
showed them how to "see" the words before.

It's amazing what the school system does to damage kids, innit?

Heidi
--- In [email protected], Shyrley
<shyrley.williams@v...> wrote:
>
>
> From another list to demonstrate that the autonomous aproach to
reading works, even whena proffesional has made a 'diagnosis'
> I had permission to share this.
>
> "My 14 yr old had an updated assesment of his dyslexia today so
that he could
> apply for extra time in his GCSE's this summer

[email protected]

In a message dated 1/15/03 8:36:20 AM, bunsofaluminum60@... writes:

<< It's amazing what the school system does to damage kids, innit? >>

It is.
But homeschoolers can do that at home, too, if they're not consciously
careful not to.

Sandra

ed hodgins

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From: <SandraDodd@...>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 12:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: Dyslexia


>
> In a message dated 1/15/03 8:36:20 AM, bunsofaluminum60@...
writes:
>
> << It's amazing what the school system does to damage kids, innit? >>
>
> It is.
> But homeschoolers can do that at home, too, if they're not consciously
> careful not to.
>
> Sandra
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> Does dyslexia run in families! I wondering about the possibility of my
kids having a learning disablity since my hubby and I both had a bit of
dyslxia when in school. I was passed from special ed classes speach therapy.
Non of wich helped much.I just needed more time to accomplish things. Timed
tests where always a struggle. Individual attention and extra help.
Sometimes it was a matter of them using the right teaching method.

I am new here. My son is 18mth and daughter is 2. She is already starting
her to say alphabet and counting to 10. My kids are both speaking in broken
sentences up to 5 wrds long the little one. Can some one give me some
average milestones? They take things apart I can't get them back together.
She hides libray books so I wont return them!

Joni Zander

> What sort of helps have any of you that have children with (so
> called) dyslexia used? I'm just wondering if there is some type of
> learning supplies or experiences that I haven't thought of, that I
> could provide for him that he may find interesting and want to use or
> take part in.



I'm reading "The Gift of Dyslexia", and am very impressed. It is not
just a book on "fixing" dyslexia, it give a first hand account of what
is happening inside the brain of someone with this "disorder".

Not that I think a 7 yo could be having any kind of reading problem
other than people possibly forcing him to read too early (which I see
you aren't, but are feeling pressure from well intentioned others).

Joni Zander
FotoCEO@...

bunsofaluminum

I loved that book! My mom is the main one in our circles who is
fretting about my 10 yo not reading yet, and I told her that guy's
story. She remains pretty much unimpressed. School teacher. Firmly
entrenched in the notion that anyone who isn't reading fluently by
age 8 will never be a good reader.

But I DID love that book. amazing.

Heidi


--- In [email protected], Joni Zander
<fotoceo@c...> wrote:
> > What sort of helps have any of you that have children with (so
> > called) dyslexia used? I'm just wondering if there is some type
of
> > learning supplies or experiences that I haven't thought of, that I
> > could provide for him that he may find interesting and want to
use or
> > take part in.
>
>
>
> I'm reading "The Gift of Dyslexia", and am very impressed. It is
not
> just a book on "fixing" dyslexia, it give a first hand account of
what
> is happening inside the brain of someone with this "disorder".
>
> Not that I think a 7 yo could be having any kind of reading problem
> other than people possibly forcing him to read too early (which I
see
> you aren't, but are feeling pressure from well intentioned others).
>
> Joni Zander
> FotoCEO@c...

sanderlings

> However, my daughter has expressed a desire to enroll in some classes
> when she reaches high school age.This is a few years from now,so we
> have time to prepare for this transition, which will include
> registering with the County and testing. In this scenario, the 40%
> increase in test scores due to accomodations in testing procedures is
> significant .

I think some districts evaluate for dyslexia without charging.
Accomodations include more time for taking a test.

Emily