SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS RELATED TO DYSLEXIA
The frustration of children with dyslexia often centers on their inability to meet expectations. Their parents and teachers see a bright, enthusiastic child who is not learning to read and write. Time and again, dyslexics and their parents hear, “He’s such a bright child; if only he would try harder.” Ironically, no one knows exactly how hard the dyslexic is trying. The pain of failing to meet other people’s expectations is surpassed only by dyslexics’ inability to achieve their goals.
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The Road to Advocation
In earlier articles, I wrote about the need to advocate for your child should you think there is a problem. In this article we will explore the “rules of the road” when it comes to advocating for your child once you suspect a difficulty.
We have all heard the horror stories of parents who tried unsuccessfully to advocate for their child and ended up making the entire issue worse. If you understand the process, and play by the rules, you should avoid needless frustration.
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Helping Children Process Information Effectively:
“Wait Time” and “Think Time”
The concept of “Wait Time” as an instructional variable was formerly developed by Mary Budd Rowe back in 1972. "Wait-time" was the period of silence between a teacher’s question and the students’ responses. It was found that the period of silence that followed a teacher’s question and students' completed responses, rarely exceeded 1.5 seconds in typical classrooms. When these periods of silence where extended to at least 3 seconds, many positive things happened to students' and teachers' behaviours and attitudes.
(Casteel and Stahl, 1973; Rowe 1972; Stahl 1990; Tobin 1987)
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JUST THE FACTS…
What is dyslexia?
Dyslexia is a language-based learning disability. Dyslexia refers to a cluster of symptoms, which result in people having difficulties with specific language skills, particularly reading. Students with dyslexia may experience difficulties in other language skills such as spelling, writing, and speaking. Dyslexia is a life-long status; however, its impact can change at different stages in a person’s life. It is referred to as a learning disability because dyslexia can make it very difficult for a student to succeed academically in the typical instructional environment.
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Mom, Dad, I'm just Stupid!
Many parents of children with learning disabilities hear this far too often. What your child may be trying to communicate with you is that he or she feels different from the other kids, is frustrated with a particular situation and/or rarely feels successful or competent.
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