All About Dyslexia
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curiousone:
Ooops! Didn't check.....thanks 3Boys.
i'm his big sister actually - but we have a huge age gap. and i know that i have to look after him, somehow!
if you know of any contacts or learning centres who specialise in teaching children with special needs, drop me a buzz anytime.
I am the wrong resource, someone like 2ppaamm looks like she has dug significantly into education for children with learning issues, you might try her. Don't give up, academic achievement is laudable, but not worth trading a happy life for. -
Mod's Note
I have merged the thread here as the issue is about education needs for the thread starter's brother who has dyslexia. And has nothing to do with foreigners.
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curiousone:
hi, i just like to share a 'stress-free' conducive environment surrounding school... it's a small campus ground school that is an alternative to mainstream schools and a regular school for all kinds of students; able learning or slow learning or even learning difficulties children...unfortunately, his condition isn't serious enough to go to a special school; and international schools wouldn't take him in either because they have hit their capacity.
he just entered secondary 1 this year, and we are very concerned that he will not be able to cope, given that measures to help children with learning disabilities aren't sophisticated enough in Singapore.
Victory Life Christian Sschool - is a \"home-school\" regular school to cater education at the child's pace.
it's for kids 4yrs ~ 18/19 yrs of any nationality but b'coz its a Christian school; one must be opened-minded/hearted to read the Bible and accept Bible Studies... in Christian Education.
who are in the school currently - multi-racial (non-Islamic Muslim but have Indo Malay);
Pre-schoolers ages:5yrs ~ 8yrs (normal & with special needs)
Primary schoolers ages:7yrs ~ 13yrs
Secondary / JC / Poly ages:14yrs ~ 19yrs
Primary School~ers (Sporeans under the compulsory education act) will need to sit MOE - PSLE by below 13yrs of age till 15yrs.
after PSLE results / Secondary / JC School~ers choose not to proceed to Secondary School / ITE / JCs can be educated with this curriculum and achieve the High School American Diploma.
it's in the process (or already, not too sure) MOE approved and for kids below 13yrs (till 15yrs), they will still have to sit for PSLE when the year approaches, even though, it's not following MOE's curriculum.
it is -
Accelerated Christian Education - has maintained high Biblical and academic standards and remained committed to setting children on a path for success. The goal is the same today: to prepare children for the world today and give them the academic and spiritual tools necessary to achieve their God-given potential.
VLCS - is open to all children (ages 4yrs ~ 19yrs) an option to not do mainstream MOE curriculum... but graduate with a High School American Diploma which is recognize to enter Uni (so far - NUS needs SATs upon entry with the Diploma but Nanyang U doesn't)
Enquiries:
Tel: 6285 7393 (Mr. Raj / Mrs. Jan Boey)
Email: [email protected]
[email protected]
Address:, 102C Upper Aljunied Road, Singapore 367882
http://www.victorylifechristianschool.com/index.html -
I read this topic with interest and had cover page 1 till date. Would like to know how do one define or draw the line between lazy vs learning disability?
Eg. If a child is above average and do not require learning support in school even to the extend of being in the gifted class,how would he/she be affected by dyslexia? Stating from a point that being dyslexia is not inter-related to one’s intelligence.
Is there really a difference between a boy & girl development in terms of academic?
I heard of parents who conclude this:
"Aiyah, boy is like that lah, they develop slower hence the immaturity (taking into consideration that they have both son & daughter). Yes every child is different but being brought up in the same environment, should’nt they be on par in terms of learning.
Other than going for a test (which is costly), is there any other way one can diagnose if a child has dyslexia?
And what does it mean when one has dyslexia? Does diagnose means to "unlock" one potential/talent?
Hope someone can enlighten me on the above. Thanks.
~Apologise for my messy/disorderly post, I just write whatever that came to my mind~ -
Hmm…
Glad you read from pg1, but I guess you are missing something along the way.
Laziness and dyslexia can be seen very clear.
Lazy, that is if you "force" the child, they can do it, whereas dyslexia is reading disability due to some phonological problem which the brain (by birth) is unable to figure out how it works.
You will know from very young, as early as before K1. They strongly do not like to read, they write words in reverse orders, cannot read and even cannot write, and many symptoms which you read carefully from page 1, you should find them. There is no chance they can go to gifted class in P4 without failing or near failing, especially in the English Language.
Diagnose only help to identify the problem, to overcome the problem, "Intervention" by Therapist is needed.
The intervention by therapist ain’t cheap (3 digit $$$ / hr) too, by the way the MSL-OG Centre up their fees by $10. -
Its a paradox when parents complain that educational therapist charge three figure per hour. When there therapist like me are doing it at affordable two figure rates even middle class parents can afford. Higher end places like MSL and me were trained in the same organisation and have the same amount of experience. The only diffrence is one is a money making entity and me I do it purely for passion and monetary rewards are secondary. BUt when I keep fees affordable parents have this suspicion whether you are good. They rather pay three figure and go there as they believe that more expensive is better.
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nani:
you need to go for test for diagnosis. School referrals for the tests are not costly. For gifted kids with dyslexia, look up \"stealth dyslexia\". An indicator for further investigation is if there is a big desparity between verbal IQ score and their written output. They can often 'cover up' to do as well as average kids without dyslexia at the lower levels but will start to struggle later on. Gifted kids with dyslexia can read through context and higher level comprehension skills. However they may be very poor at reading if you actually make them sit down and read word for word. These kids are harder to diagnose and their handwriting difficulties may be more obvious than their reading difficulties. They should be remediated like other kids.I read this topic with interest and had cover page 1 till date. Would like to know how do one define or draw the line between lazy vs learning disability?
Eg. If a child is above average and do not require learning support in school even to the extend of being in the gifted class,how would he/she be affected by dyslexia? Stating from a point that being dyslexia is not inter-related to one's intelligence.
Other than going for a test (which is costly), is there any other way one can diagnose if a child has dyslexia? -
As JonC said, lazy kids can do it with some effort using conventional methods. Learning disabled can’t do it even if they hit their head on the table. They expend a lot of effort for little results and you find you need to look for alternative methods of teaching. Gifted kids with dyslexia can master strategies that help them overcome deficits but the underlying deficits can still be detected occasionally if you are aware of it.
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We were lucky to have 1 of the very senior therapist, about 3 months we see initial result, from non reader to able to start reading. But still need to complete the syllabus and also re-enforcing (due to DD has very bad short term memory problem as well).
After 1 year plus, the therapist left for a complete different line. Now we are staying on with another also very senior therapist, but we will just wait and see.
Although DD now reads, but gets tired very easily when doing "proper" reading as this is not the first nature, cannot last for an exam of 2 to 3 hrs of reading, and switch back to lazy non reading guessing mode and of course results suffer. The reading behaviour is different if DD is doing an exam paper with us staring, so no matter how long the paper is, DD will struggle on, of course the result will be better than those which half of the paper is guessing. We are currently trying to overcome this hurdle, and if ok, DD can considered graduate. Sigh!!!
@mahes_gopal
Do you do 1 to 1? DD will not benefit in group of even 2 kids, that is 1 additional kid on top of DD. Anyway DAS’s 1 to 1 (for Singaporean) ain’t cheap, near 3 digit or just above 3 digit. -
I charge $60/hr one to one and $35/hr for 2 in a class. PM me for detaills.
Cheers
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