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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Reading  specialist  here:
Dyslexia has nothing to do with anything just visual or written.  It has to to with the pairing of sounds with written letters or phonemes. You can tell if a child has auditory issues very early on. However, the reversal  of letters  is common in young kids...and perfectly normal. That's not dyslexia.  [/quote]

YES!  OMG, the teacher who thinks dyslexia involves letter reversal makes me want to scream!!!!!!!  My child was not diagnosed until after third grade because of ignorant teachers like that who told me, "it's ok to be average" and "you're expectations are too high."  Nope.  Turned out my child had dyslexia all along (which we suspected in first and second grade).  She's very smart so she could fake it and scrape by at grade level or just below.  By fourth grade, she was about a year behind and showed signs of anxiety and depression.  It shattered her self esteem.  This is why organizations like Decoding Dyslexia are trying to get legislation passed in states nationwide to require teacher education on dyslexia and early screening.

OP, if you suspect something, get your child screened by a dyslexia expert (or do psychoeducational or neuropsychological testing if you can afford it).  There is a huge benefit to being diagnosed before third grade.[/quote]

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