Just a Little Reading problem or Dyslexia

Hmmm, let me see, does this sound familiar?

...Tried Reading Recovery, and while it seems to work for everyone else's child, it's just not working for yours.
...You've had the best teachers that the schools can offer, and while they are friendly, intelligent, and passionate about their field-- your child still isn't reading at grade level.
...You're child either doesn't qualify for special education, or once again, even in special education, you aren't seeing progress that is worth talking about.
...You've tried your best friend who is a tutor-- no progress
...You've called the local colleges and had students whose major field of study is education--still no progress.

If this is your story, one thing to consider is to explore the warning signs of dyslexia. Dyslexia is hereditary; therefore if you or your spouse struggled with reading in school, there is a very great chance that you have it as well.

"Isn't dyslexia when you see words backwards?" you may ask. Actually, dyslexia effects one in five students, and here is the alarming fact...classroom teachers and special education teachers do not have any training in dyslexia intervention. In May of 2006, the National Council on Teacher Quality wrote a document entitled, "What Education Schools Aren't Teaching about Reading and What Elementary Teachers Aren't Learning." This document goes over the lack of training that many teachers have in the world of reading.

I am not trying to offend anyone. I can attest to this myself. I am a reading specialist. I taught "Correction of Reading" at the College level several times and I am embarrassed to say that I spent five minutes at most discussing dyslexia. I just didn't know any better. I had never been exposed to any research on the topic.

If your child is struggling with reading, please go to excelachievement.com and at least look at the warning signs of dyslexia. The best time to help your child is NOW.