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Reply to "tips for emotional health of 7 yr old with dyslexia/dysgraphia"
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[quote=Anonymous]Ditto to the other PPs. For my son (who was diagnosed in 2nd grade) audiobooks were a lifesaver. He was able to listen to the same books his peers were reading, and it allowed him to feel a part of their discussions. We talked a lot about the fact that he learned DIFFERENTLY didn't mean he wasn't as smart as others. We talked about types of intelligences and the things he was good at. We gave examples from ourselves, areas were were stronger or weaker in. We never sugar-coated it for him, we acknowledged that it was really hard to be in school when he felt like others could do things he couldn't, but that he could do hard things and he was getting the support he need to learn the way that was best for his brain. (FWIW, it was a long road but he was reading on grade level by the end of 4th grade! He still struggles with writing and organizing his thoughts, but it's a crazy, amazing difference from where he was. He's a total bookworm now!)[/quote]
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