Dyslexia in K

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It can be very upsetting for parents to find out that their child is not succeeding in school. It is essential that parents help determine why the child is having difficulty by having their child tested. Finding out your child has dyslexia as a result of testing, can be overwhelming at first. Once parents find out more about this learning difference though, they will have a better understanding and become more equipped to help their child. Initially, however, parents must experience and express their feelings of their child having a learning difference. I specifically designed this page to offer parents emotional support in dealing with the feelings of having a child with dyslexia and other learning differences.

It was a tremendous emotional impact to find out my daughter was dyslexic. It was a lot to digest as a parent as I knew it was going to affect her learning, and if not dealt with properly, her self esteem as well. I knew of one person who had a daughter with dyslexia so was able to ask her about the disability and how she dealt with it. However, it would have really helped me to be acquainted with support groups and to have other resources available.

Dyslexia Parents offers tips and hints for parents from parents about methods and tricks they have developed to assist in dealing with a dyslexic child. I provided 2 links to the Parents Helping Parents website because both pages offer great support. The first provides information on community and family services while the other link is to how a parent might feel when his/her child is first diagnosed. This website offers so much more like parent coffee meetings and sibling support groups. It is full of supportive resources! Dyslexia Support is a Yahoo Group blog for the discussion of dyslexia. All Kinds of Minds is another phenomenal website founded by Mel Levine, the guru of how the mind works. This Patent Tool Kit discusses appreciating, celebrating, and managing differences. Other links in this website lead to community connections and many other beneficial resources. Rick Lavoie provides emotional support through his books, articles, and workshops. The Learning Disabilities Association of America has an abundance of articles on difficulties presented by children with learning differences.