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[quote=Anonymous]My 7 year old was just diagnosed with dyslexia, and there were signs at 4/5 in pre k, and stronger signs at 5/6 in k, and then in the fall of first grade teachers started hinting something wasn't quite right and we did the testing. Like the other posters, it was the disparity of a really bright, curious kid who wasn't learning to read at the pace other kids were. He turns out to be on grade level (barely) for reading, but like the kid described up thread, tests in the high 90th percentile for reasoning and overall smarts, but in the single digits for spelling, math computation, and very middling for working memory and processing speed. It all adds up to a very frustrated kid who is used to being very smart but finds in class he is "dumb."

Don't wait. Earlier is better. And do, do, do read Sally Shaywitz's Overcoming Dyslexia. The other book mentioned, the Dyslexia Advantage is a nice pick me up if you are feeling down about the possibility of dyslexia, but Overcoming Dyslexia is where you are going to get your nuts and bolts info and a plan.[/quote]

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