All About Dyslexia
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Irlen Syndrome is not a method. It is a visual stress syndrome. It only helps if your child does indeed have Irlen Syndrome where visual distortions take place under certain lighting and is heightened in times of physical or emotional stress. The child needs to be screened for it. It can co-exist with the dyslexia, or it can be the underlying cause for the appearance of dyslexia.
OG is generally the most recognised and recommended method of teaching dyslexic children, but if a child has Irlen Syndrome, it will still be of limited help because the visual distortions will persist preventing them from actually SEEING the page accurately. If you can’t see the words accurately because they appear to be moving or fading etc, you can’t read. Period. If a child DOESN’T have Irlen syndrome, the filters will make no difference at all and you should save your money for other therapies.
There are other resources beyond OG. I suggest you ask the tester which sub-type of dyslexia your child has and then research the various options out there for teaching dyslexic children. These kids are often very creative. They just need to be taught a different way. -
I would strongly recommend Dyscovery Learning Cove http://www.dyscovery.net . Meagan is a ex school teacher has also has worked in DAS as a senior therapist for many years. Since she has both the experience of MOE school mainstream teaching and DAS therapist training her intervention methods are very indiviualised according to the students. It is very different from even DAS. She even knows the various sub types of dyslexia which very few peopele know about and cater the lesson to. She encourages students who have low self esteem and even does school visits to talk to teachers and principals to advocate for the child. She also writes to the school to fight for accomodation like readerwhich did for my nephew. She truely uses multisensory teaching methods.She is trained in OG, LINdamoodbell, phonographix, Phonics + 5. ANd her fees are reasonable. She is really dedicated. My nephew went to her since JAnuary and now can read fluently and is able to write a simple composition.Even his school teacher says that he has improved alot. If interested contact Meagan 90025242.
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mahes_gopal:
I would strongly recommend Dyscovery Learning Cove http://www.dyscovery.net . Meagan is a ex school teacher has also has worked in DAS as a senior therapist for many years. Since she has both the experience of MOE school mainstream teaching and DAS therapist training her intervention methods are very indiviualised according to the students. It is very different from even DAS. She even knows the various sub types of dyslexia which very few peopele know about and cater the lesson to. She encourages students who have low self esteem and even does school visits to talk to teachers and principals to advocate for the child. She also writes to the school to fight for accomodation like readerwhich did for my nephew. She truely uses multisensory teaching methods.She is trained in OG, LINdamoodbell, phonographix, Phonics + 5. ANd her fees are reasonable. She is really dedicated. My nephew went to her since JAnuary and now can read fluently and is able to write a simple composition.Even his school teacher says that he has improved alot. If interested contact Meagan 90025242.
Hi , i would like to find out from you before deciding whether i should ive Meagan a call.
You mentioned that her fees are \"reasonable\", could you tell us what is the range ? how big is the class and the duration of the lessons ?
Many thanks for your help. -
seestar:
mahes_gopal:
I would strongly recommend Dyscovery Learning Cove http://www.dyscovery.net . Meagan is a ex school teacher has also has worked in DAS as a senior therapist for many years. Since she has both the experience of MOE school mainstream teaching and DAS therapist training her intervention methods are very indiviualised according to the students. It is very different from even DAS. She even knows the various sub types of dyslexia which very few peopele know about and cater the lesson to. She encourages students who have low self esteem and even does school visits to talk to teachers and principals to advocate for the child. She also writes to the school to fight for accomodation like readerwhich did for my nephew. She truely uses multisensory teaching methods.She is trained in OG, LINdamoodbell, phonographix, Phonics + 5. ANd her fees are reasonable. She is really dedicated. My nephew went to her since JAnuary and now can read fluently and is able to write a simple composition.Even his school teacher says that he has improved alot. If interested contact Meagan 90025242.
Hi , i would like to find out from you before deciding whether i should ive Meagan a call.
You mentioned that her fees are \"reasonable\", could you tell us what is the range ? how big is the class and the duration of the lessons ?
Many thanks for your help.
No worries, found the infor on their website. Thanks -
School accomodations will be based on the psychologist’s report which will make the recommendation. Even if the school is obliging enough to allow extra time based on a therapist’s letter, MOE will only accept a psychologist’s report for exemptions/accommodations for the PSLE.
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deminc:
Be careful about having your child diagnosed with Irlen Syndrome. Many kids thought to have that, and undergone expensive therapy; only to realise that they actually have an underlying visual problem. Some could be corrected, but others, too late! :slapshead:Irlen Syndrome is not a method. It is a visual stress syndrome. It only helps if your child does indeed have Irlen Syndrome where visual distortions take place under certain lighting and is heightened in times of physical or emotional stress. The child needs to be screened for it. It can co-exist with the dyslexia, or it can be the underlying cause for the appearance of dyslexia.
OG is generally the most recognised and recommended method of teaching dyslexic children, but if a child has Irlen Syndrome, it will still be of limited help because the visual distortions will persist preventing them from actually SEEING the page accurately. If you can't see the words accurately because they appear to be moving or fading etc, you can't read. Period. If a child DOESN'T have Irlen syndrome, the filters will make no difference at all and you should save your money for other therapies.
If your child reports of any visual distortions, it is better to bring him/her to an ophthalmologist to exclude visual conditions that could otherwise be corrected, or at least attended to appropriately. -
The screening for Irlen syndrome should be done only after normal vision checks. this is something that the researchers for Irlen Syndrome has always stressed. All vision checks are expensive, and some patients or parents are not willing to check thoroughly.
If it is Irlen syndrome, the filters will show a significant difference in a very short time, especially for those on the severe spectrum. If it is not Irlen syndrome, it will not much difference.
Believe me I went with every skepticism, but I had exhausted all mainstream options. It was expensive, but unfortunately paying is the only way to know for sure. A word of caution, my son could not benefit from the cheaper colored transparencies. His sensitivity was too severe and the reflection from them made it too hard to read. Only the filters helped him, and yes that is expensive. It was also the best money I spent on his vision in a span of two years. -
Some encouraging info.
DS (dyslexic) of a friend actually able to score 220+ in PSLE.
Very encouraging. -
Dear all,
as we know, Maths teaching in our school requires a lot of language skills. I recently watched this video on teaching maths without words on Ted talk. The speaker did not learn to read until 5th grade, and now he works at the MIND research Institute.
I think his ideas and work can be very beneficial for dyslexic/visual children. Do check it out when you have the time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VLje8QRrwg -
Hi
I came across this recently. I found it helpful in certain sense.
Hope it helps.
http://youtu.be/Ojt_WgVxqKY
To me, Dr Jiajia is a very smart boy.
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