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[quote=Anonymous]I'm sorry to tell you this but dyslexia is one of those things that you need a specialized tutor to help a kid improve.  You can't outgrow it, you can't fake it till you make it.  It's a very black and white thing.  You can however get better at reading and there are going to be accommodations as he gets older that will take the pressure off.  Really, dyslexia is something that is easier to manage as an adult.

DS is in 8th grade and was diagnosed in 4th.  Always a strong reader and you'd never have known except we tested him for ADHD and it came out.

There are I think 2 techniques of dyslexia tutoring that is a time commitment.  There are also exercises you do with the kid to have them practice reading faster.  You can administer the reading tests on your own but for the actually tutoring - it costs an arm and a leg and I'm not aware of any way around it except to hire a private tutor to teach your kid.  The good news is that there is a start date and an end date - it's not like it's a forever to be tutored type of scenario.

My kid is now getting As in English and he uses a lot of audio books to help him read which helps quite a bit but he is able to read on his own which is really where you have to get your kid to - without the tutoring I don't know how you do that.  Although I will say I have 2 very close friends who say they had it and did not receive any intervention.  One because a Cathlab nurse (Cardiology - she had to pass tests for this so on some level I guess you can do it - although she had just an undergrad education) and my other friend works for herself in sales.

Good luck![/quote]

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