All About Dyslexia

[mahes_gopal]

I charge $60/hr one to one and $35/hr for 2 in a class. PM me for detaills.

Cheers

[getz]

I think you are mistaken. The therapists in MSL have all recieved in depth advance training and are acredited by the academy of orton-gillingham in new york. If you have just attended their basic training, you cannot call yourself a therapist. BTW, the basic training is open to the public twice a year. When you call up to enquire, they will explain to you the difference. There is a huge difference between therapy and tutoring. Parents need to check the credentials of the person you are engaging. Basic training is to start you off, a therapist needs a lot of training before they are good enough. However, if cost is a consideration, then attending the basic course for parents is a good way to start helping your child. You can read more on the academy's website at http://www.ortonacademy.org


You mentioned that you are trained by the same organisation.. i believe the organisation is MSL itself. They do a lot of internal staff training which is more advance than the basic course I believe you attended. A lot of parents who send their children to the centre also attends the basic training so that they can help hasten the therapy. Most of the kids from the centre actually do very well in school.

\".....educational therapist charge three figure per hour. Whee 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.[/quote]

[mahes_gopal]

Sorry I was trained by a big organisation where their head was lecturing before joining MSL. I too have advanced training in OG and even a psychology degree. Advanced training does not = Three figure

If your aim is to really help instead of puring making money.

[serenechi]

Hi any mummy or daddy,

Can anyone advise beside DAS is there any enrichment class for language and literacy. I try Care Corner in Toa Payoh, but they don't conduct on weekends and the only available is on wednesday night but full. His is P1 and can only during the weekend which currently DAS don't advise to put his on 2Hr or Sat & Sun. I had checked the private but pretty ex.

:?:

[bebe]

Out of curioisity…do yr children know that they are dyslexic?

How do u tell them?
And how do they feel after knowing that they are dyslexic?
Any change in behaviour after knowing their condition?

[MyBaby]

bebe:

Out of curioisity...do yr children know that they are dyslexic?

How do u tell them?
And how do they feel after knowing that they are dyslexic?
Any change in behaviour after knowing their condition?

My DS is now in Primary 2, diagnosed and started sessions at DAS when he was in K2. We do not consciously tell DS that he is dyslexic nor do we hide the term or avoid using the term totally.

When DS just started Pri 1, we told him that he attends DAS as he has a special way of learning to read and write which is different from the way his teachers teach in school. We liken his attending DAS with his older sister attending outside math tuition. So we call DAS as the place he learns to \"read and write\".

When DS started P2 this year, an incident happened such that his teacher had to inform the class that DS is dyslexic (with my permission and also, the teacher didn't exactly use the term as it would be beyond the students anyway, so that teacher used the term \"need help with reading and writing\"'). When DS came back that day, I asked him how he felt when the teacher mentioned that and he said he was ok. It helped that in his class there are students who are also \"\"special kids\".

There was also a recent occasion where he asked me point-blank \"what is dyslexia?\". Since he asked in front of the family during dinner time, he probably didn't mind his condition but just wanted to know. So I answered \"your special way of reading and writing is called dyslexia\" and he accepted it.

I feel that kids (even at a young age) are intelligent and astute - they will sense it even if you don't tell them. So I prefer to tell my child first and in the way I want him to view his dyslexia rather than to hear it from someone else. We prefer him to view it as \"learning differently from others\" and not to view it as a \"difficulty\" or \"inability\".

[bebe]

MyBaby:

bebe:

Out of curioisity...do yr children know that they are dyslexic?

How do u tell them?
And how do they feel after knowing that they are dyslexic?
Any change in behaviour after knowing their condition?

My DS is now in Primary 2, diagnosed and started sessions at DAS when he was in K2. We do not consciously tell DS that he is dyslexic nor do we hide the term or avoid using the term totally.

When DS just started Pri 1, we told him that he attends DAS as he has a special way of learning to read and write which is different from the way his teachers teach in school. We liken his attending DAS with his older sister attending outside math tuition. So we call DAS as the place he learns to \"read and write\".

When DS started P2 this year, an incident happened such that his teacher had to inform the class that DS is dyslexic (with my permission and also, the teacher didn't exactly use the term as it would be beyond the students anyway, so that teacher used the term \"need help with reading and writing\"'). When DS came back that day, I asked him how he felt when the teacher mentioned that and he said he was ok. It helped that in his class there are students who are also \"\"special kids\".

There was also a recent occasion where he asked me point-blank \"what is dyslexia?\". Since he asked in front of the family during dinner time, he probably didn't mind his condition but just wanted to know. So I answered \"your special way of reading and writing is called dyslexia\" and he accepted it.

I feel that kids (even at a young age) are intelligent and astute - they will sense it even if you don't tell them. So I prefer to tell my child first and in the way I want him to view his dyslexia rather than to hear it from someone else. We prefer him to view it as \"learning differently from others\" and not to view it as a \"difficulty\" or \"inability\".

Thanks for sharing. I think my gal has mild dyslexia but I have not sent her for formal assessment..and I m also concerned abt her self esteem, cos she has inferior complexity, always thinks that she is stupid why she can't think or do thing \"correctly\". In the past, she managed to get by (mainly due to rote learning and memory work)..but now I am afraid she is struggling as her work load is heavier (P3 this year). I hv written to her teacher to advise me her conduct/behaviour in school.

[Peace Charlie]

Hi I’m new in this post… learnt a lot from other parents in KS on dyslexia… recently found out one of my twin might be dyslexic was thinking of sending her for assessment… mayi know how to get about bringing her to KKH for an assessment? Is it advisable to get private tutor to help her in her school work…i’ve been trying to teach her but couldnt afford the time as the other twin will come running asking me for help on her work as well… Twin are in P1 tis year… HELP needed for everyone’s advice…thanks!

[MyBaby]

bebe:

MyBaby:

[quote=\"bebe\"]Out of curioisity...do yr children know that they are dyslexic?

How do u tell them?
And how do they feel after knowing that they are dyslexic?
Any change in behaviour after knowing their condition?

My DS is now in Primary 2, diagnosed and started sessions at DAS when he was in K2. We do not consciously tell DS that he is dyslexic nor do we hide the term or avoid using the term totally.

When DS just started Pri 1, we told him that he attends DAS as he has a special way of learning to read and write which is different from the way his teachers teach in school. We liken his attending DAS with his older sister attending outside math tuition. So we call DAS as the place he learns to \"read and write\".

When DS started P2 this year, an incident happened such that his teacher had to inform the class that DS is dyslexic (with my permission and also, the teacher didn't exactly use the term as it would be beyond the students anyway, so that teacher used the term \"need help with reading and writing\"'). When DS came back that day, I asked him how he felt when the teacher mentioned that and he said he was ok. It helped that in his class there are students who are also \"\"special kids\".

There was also a recent occasion where he asked me point-blank \"what is dyslexia?\". Since he asked in front of the family during dinner time, he probably didn't mind his condition but just wanted to know. So I answered \"your special way of reading and writing is called dyslexia\" and he accepted it.

I feel that kids (even at a young age) are intelligent and astute - they will sense it even if you don't tell them. So I prefer to tell my child first and in the way I want him to view his dyslexia rather than to hear it from someone else. We prefer him to view it as \"learning differently from others\" and not to view it as a \"difficulty\" or \"inability\".

Thanks for sharing. I think my gal has mild dyslexia but I have not sent her for formal assessment..and I m also concerned abt her self esteem, cos she has inferior complexity, always thinks that she is stupid why she can't think or do thing \"correctly\". In the past, she managed to get by (mainly due to rote learning and memory work)..but now I am afraid she is struggling as her work load is heavier (P3 this year). I hv written to her teacher to advise me her conduct/behaviour in school.[/quote]Hi bebe, boosting the child's self-esteem is very important, especially when he/she is likely to face more uphill hurdles in our education system. At P1 and 2, DS is still coping fine. However, I am not certain how things would be like in P3 when school work piles up and with more challenging comprehension passages and compositions to write for both languages.

Look out for strengths in your DD. She might be good with her hands and/or an art form. Or if she's the social type, enrol her in a CCA (maybe uniform group). Find alternate ways to boost her self-confidence.

I find that kids with mild dyslexia tend to be the group that benefits most with intervention by experts.

[MyBaby]

Peace Charlie:

Hi I'm new in this post... learnt a lot from other parents in KS on dyslexia... recently found out one of my twin might be dyslexic was thinking of sending her for assessment... mayi know how to get about bringing her to KKH for an assessment? Is it advisable to get private tutor to help her in her school work...i've been trying to teach her but couldnt afford the time as the other twin will come running asking me for help on her work as well... Twin are in P1 tis year... HELP needed for everyone's advice...thanks!

Hi Peace Charlie, if you suspect your child to be dyslexia (and no other problems), then you might want to do the assessment at Dyslexic Association of Singapore (http://www.das.org.sg/assessments.html).

We brought DS there when he was in K2 and it was quite an easy process and rather fast. Not sure what is the queue like for KKH.

Personally, I find that if your child is dyslexic, it would be best to leave it to the experts (that is, those who are trained) rather than engaging a private tutor to help the child with the school work. The private tutor's work would be reactive - that is, read the question to your child, guide your child towards the correct answers in order to complete the homework. However, your child won't be able to handles tests/exams as she would not have anyone to read the questions to her in exams. Your child needs to be equipped with literacy skills (ability to read and comprehend) which are life skills.

DS attends DAS and using their method, they managed to get DS to read and write when DS's childcare and we could not.