What is wrong with my son?!!!

[yat23yat23]

Update on the talk I attended last Friday. Dr Ang focussed more on Irlen Syndrome. Below are the symptoms:


Light Sensitivity, Poor Depth Perception (ie. difficulty judging accurately distances), Eyestrain (can include fatigue, headaches, fidgeting, distractibility, hyperactivity), ADD (problems concentrating during tasks such as reading, computer work, listening and observing, tests and examinations), Contrast and Colour Sensitivity (problems with high contrast, such as black print on white paper, bright colours, busy patterns), Restricted Span (inability to read words in groups or see objects in the environment as a whole), Distortions (include seeing patterns in the background; print moving, fading, disappearing, swirling, blurring, sparkling or shimmering; seeing similar distortions in the environment such as blurriness and movement.)

The talk didn’t address the issues that I had in mind. I actually waited to talk to her after that but there were too many parents around her. Still thinking of whether I should call her clinic.

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Tamarind, funny that your daughter starts reading Charlotte Web at a very young age when her mother hates literature. :lol: I fall asleep during physic class & can't catch what the teacher say during chemistry class & there I have a son who loves science. :roll: By the way, I did pass my science subjects. Not brialliant but not borderline cases either.


Tamarind wrote [quote]Why not let the kids set their own standards ?[/quote]Aren't lower primary still too young to set their own stardard?

yat23yat23 wrote [quote]I actually waited to talk to her after that but there were too many parents around her. Still thinking of whether I should call her clinic.[/quote]If there is no similarities in behaviour & performance between your child & yourself/husband during that age, you might want to get in touch with the clinic. It's better to have earlier intervention.

[tamarind]

EN,

There is a big difference between reading for enjoyment, and reading to pass the English literature exam :? I did not know how to answer those questions in the literature exam paper.

I believe that children in lower primary can set standards for themselves. When I was in primary 1 (in a no name school), I was first in class (not sure how, it just happened). After that I had to work hard to maintain that standard. My mother never said that I must be number 1 in class.

For an average student who has been getting C in maths, he may be happy enough to get B. His parents may be expecting an A, but is that fair for the child ?

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Tamarind wrote [quote]For an average student who has been getting C in maths, he may be happy enough to get B. His parents may be expecting an A, but is that fair for the child ?[/quote]
Pick up my daughter from school in the afternoon. She was running towards the car waving her report book. Reading from her body language, she is happy with her school result. Her expectation is to pass everything. Both her teachers and me personally feel that she has the capability to move her marks from high Band 3 to Band 2.

[tamarind]

EN:

Tamarind wrote [quote]For an average student who has been getting C in maths, he may be happy enough to get B. His parents may be expecting an A, but is that fair for the child ?

Pick up my daughter from school in the afternoon. She was running towards the car waving her report book. Reading from her body language, she is happy with her school result. Her expectation is to pass everything. Both her teachers and me personally feel that she has the capability to move her marks from high Band 3 to Band 2.[/quote]EN,
I have given private tuition to many weak students before. I find that once they understand the subject better, and they see that their marks improved, they will set a higher standards for themselves. So the important thing is to find an effective method to teach them so that they can learn better.