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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wondering if anyone has experienced this, not opposite words... my 9 year old still cannot remember what second, minute, hour, week, month, year represent... we correct every time she says 'my birthday next month' and she means her birthday next year, or she says 'three weeks ago' and she means three days ago...

She does know the months of the year now (though didn't last year) and she can read an analog clock (though she couldn't last year).

Any tips for getting it to stick?

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This is the mom of the 16 year old dyslexic above. The words for time and chronology are hard for him, and they get totally jumbled up. I have no clue if your daughter is dyslexic, but whether she is or not these issues are likely to resolve naturally with time. Yes, it is embarrassing and academically a bit of a pain for your kid to learn time, weeks, years, etc so much later than others, but it will happen. It is unlikely to be a problem by middle school - instead it may be a quirk your kid has. The other stuff that comes with dyslexia - reading, memory - that’s worth worrying about. But if your kid is okay there I wouldn’t worry about days/months/years.[/quote]

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