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Overcoming Dyslexia For Dummies

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  • Edition: 1st
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  • Copyright: 2005-12-27
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Summary

Includes tips and strategies for kids, teens, and adults with dyslexia Understand what dyslexia is, assess schools and programs, and help your child succeed Does your child mix up d's and b's? Does he or she have trouble reading? If so, the cause may be dyslexia. But don't worry -- these days, there are many ways to overcome dyslexia. This hands-on guide leads you step by step through your options -- and explains how anyone with dyslexia can achieve success in school and life. Discover how to * Recognize the symptoms of dyslexia * Understand diagnostic test results * Set up an Individualized Education Program (IEP) * Work effectively with teachers * Improve your child?s reading skills

Author Biography

Tracey Wood, MEd, is a children's reading specialist and the author of several books, including Teaching Kids to Read For Dummies and Teaching Kids to Spell For Dummies.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1(1)
About This Book
1(1)
Conventions Used in This Book
2(1)
What You're Not to Read
3(1)
Foolish Assumptions
3(1)
How This Book Is Organized
3(2)
Part I: Figuring Out What Dyslexia Is All About
4(1)
Part II: Determining When to Get a Diagnosis
4(1)
Part III: Exploring Your Options for Schools and Programs
4(1)
Part IV: Taking Part in Your Child's Treatment
5(1)
Part V: Moving beyond the Childhood Years
5(1)
Part VI: The Part of Tens
5(1)
Part VII: Appendixes
5(1)
Icons Used in This Book
5(1)
Where to Go from Here
6(1)
Part I: Figuring Out What Dyslexia Is All About
7(32)
Understanding the Basics of Dyslexia
9(8)
Defining Dyslexia in Plain Terms
10(1)
Zeroing In on the Symptoms of Dyslexia
11(1)
Deciding When to Have Your Child Tested
12(1)
Exploring Different Schools and Programs for Your Child
13(1)
Helping Your Child with Activities at Home
14(2)
Watching Your Dyslexic Child Grow
16(1)
Pinpointing What Dyslexia Is (And Isn't)
17(12)
Understanding the Real Meaning of ``Dyslexia''
17(3)
Looking at the straight facts
17(1)
Moving away from common misconceptions
18(1)
Classifying dyslexia as a ``learning disability''
19(1)
Investigating the Causes of Dyslexia
20(3)
Weighing up brain research
20(2)
Getting into genetics
22(1)
Breaking Down Dyslexia into Different Types
23(1)
Looking at Other ``Dys'' Conditions Related to Dyslexia
24(2)
Dysgraphia: Difficulty with writing
24(1)
Dyscalculia: Difficulty with math
25(1)
Dyspraxia: Difficulty with motor skills
25(1)
Comparing Dyslexia to ADD and ADHD
26(3)
Examining ADD
27(1)
Checking out ADHD
28(1)
Being Alert to Symptoms of Dyslexia at Any Age
29(10)
Understanding Why It's Important to Look for Signs
30(2)
Appreciating that dyslexia is unexpected
30(1)
Being savvy about screening tests and what one teacher can do
31(1)
Avoiding the ``wait awhile'' trap
32(1)
Noticing Your Preschooler's Late Development
32(1)
Watching Your School-Age Child Fade
33(2)
Recognizing Signs of Dyslexia at Older Ages
35(2)
Seeking out signs in teenagers
35(1)
Acknowledging adult symptoms
36(1)
Referring to Your Family's History
37(2)
Part II: Determining When to Get a Diagnosis
39(48)
Watching Your Child Carefully at a Young Age
41(14)
Keeping a Close Eye on Early Skills
41(7)
Talking late and unclearly
42(1)
Battling ear infections
43(1)
Seeing a range of vision problems
44(2)
Having trouble with playing and dressing
46(1)
Displaying weak pre-reading skills
47(1)
Engaging in Pre-Reading Activities at Home
48(3)
Developing print awareness
48(1)
Zeroing in on phonemic and phonics skills
48(3)
Preparing Your Child for Kindergarten
51(4)
Stirring up good feelings about school
51(1)
Helping your child with language skills
52(1)
Nurturing other academic skills
52(1)
Encouraging fine motor skills
53(1)
Showing your child what's sociable
54(1)
Putting your child in charge of his personal information
54(1)
Acting Quickly with Your School-Age Child
55(10)
Understanding Why a Quick Response to Reading Problems Is Critical
55(2)
Noticing Dyslexic-like Behaviors at Home
57(2)
Struggling with written words
57(1)
Feeling unhappy
58(1)
Being disorganized
58(1)
Asking Your Child's Teacher to Look for Dyslexic-like Behaviors in Class
59(6)
Laboring with reading
60(1)
Writing with difficulty
61(1)
Making predictable spelling errors
62(1)
Coping with other classroom tasks and issues
63(1)
Behaving unusually
63(2)
Testing Your Child for Dyslexia
65(22)
Deciding When to Get a Diagnosis
66(1)
Examining Different Kinds of Tests
67(7)
Looking at language tests for preschoolers
67(1)
Making sense of vision and hearing tests
68(1)
Surveying early screening tests
69(1)
Understanding IQ tests
70(1)
Picking out performance tests
71(2)
Charging up for a test battery
73(1)
Choosing Your Test Administrator Wisely
74(3)
Selecting a specialist within your child's school district
74(1)
Investigating independent testers outside your child's school district
75(2)
Preparing Your Child (And Yourself) for Testing
77(1)
Receiving Test Results and Putting Them to Work
78(7)
Breaking down terminology in test results
79(1)
Finding out that your child has an LD
80(1)
Discovering that your child won't be recognized as having an LD
81(4)
Looking at Your Options When You Decide Not to Test
85(2)
Part III: Exploring Your Options for Schools and Programs
87(72)
Choosing the Best School for Your Child
89(24)
Questioning the Kind of School Your Child Needs
90(2)
Looking at What a Traditional Public School Offers
92(7)
Supplying assessment services
92(1)
Homing in on school programs
92(4)
Giving help above and beyond the classroom
96(1)
Providing sensitivity to your child's needs
97(2)
Meeting the Staff in a Traditional Public School
99(5)
Familiarizing yourself with the classroom teacher
99(2)
Acquainting yourself with the resource teacher
101(1)
Checking out school specialists
102(1)
Paying special attention to the support staff
103(1)
Taking note of the principal
103(1)
Getting the Scoop on Alternative Schooling
104(9)
Finding out about charter schools
104(1)
Feeling the pull of magnet schools
105(1)
Choosing a private school
105(1)
Examining Montessori schools
106(1)
Walking the Waldorf (or Steiner) path
106(1)
Deciding on a school for dyslexics
107(1)
Thinking about home schooling
108(5)
Investigating the Individualized Education Program
113(12)
Probing into the Basics of an IEP
113(4)
The nuts and bolts of an IEP meeting
114(1)
The fine print of an IEP document
115(2)
Ensuring a Successful IEP Meeting
117(3)
Preparing yourself
117(2)
Making the meeting work for you
119(1)
Surveying the Services That Your Child Receives with an IEP
120(1)
Looking at the Legal Nitty-Gritty of IEPs
121(4)
Examining the acts governing IEPs
121(2)
Knowing your rights -- and your child's
123(2)
Securing Help without an Individualized Education Program
125(18)
Making the Most of Choices in School
125(1)
Looking for Help Outside School
126(8)
Scoping out specialized dyslexia therapies
126(1)
Considering dyslexia clinics
127(1)
Paying an individual tutor
128(2)
Opting for a general learning center
130(4)
Giving Academic Support at Home
134(9)
Letting your child take the lead with homework
134(1)
Setting up homework management methods
135(2)
Using technology
137(4)
Steering clear of a math meltdown
141(2)
Working Productively with Your Child's Teacher
143(16)
Requesting and Preparing for a Conference
144(2)
Asking the teacher to meet
144(1)
Assembling important info
145(1)
Determining whether to bring your child
145(1)
Keeping a Conference on Track and Following Up Smartly
146(4)
Creating a positive mood
146(1)
Emphasizing your child's needs
147(1)
Pushing your points firmly
148(1)
Adhering to the teacher's goals
149(1)
Taking action after a conference
149(1)
Coming Up with Cool Accommodations
150(4)
Understanding oral instructions clearly
151(1)
Reading large amounts of text
151(1)
Comprehending text
152(1)
Writing large amounts of text
152(1)
Copying from the board with ease
153(1)
Spelling successfully
153(1)
Finishing classroom work and homework on time
154(1)
Avoiding Dyslexic Land Mines with a Teacher's Help
154(5)
Being graded, tested, and (worst) retained
154(4)
Learning in parrot fashion
158(1)
Part IV: Taking Part in Your Child's Treatment
159(98)
Putting Memorizing, Visualizing, and Rhyming to Good Use
161(18)
One by One: Starting with Single Letters
161(4)
Drawing pictures into vowels
162(1)
Knocking b and d into shape
163(2)
Putting P in its place
165(1)
Letters Joining Forces: Getting on Top of a Few Good Spelling Rules
165(6)
Blatantly Bossy e
166(2)
Extroverted and introverted vowels
168(1)
An old favorite: ``i before e except after c''
169(2)
I Know You! Having Fun with Sight Words
171(5)
Ten at a time
172(1)
Picture this
173(1)
Bang!
174(1)
Word roll
174(1)
Five up
175(1)
Bingo
175(1)
Do You See the Sea? Distinguishing between Sound-Alike Words
176(2)
The Hard Stuff: Remembering Especially Tricky Words
178(1)
Playing with Phonics
179(26)
Emphasizing Single Letters
179(3)
Cozying up with consonants
180(1)
Taking a long look at short vowels
181(1)
Introducing letters by name
182(1)
Building Three-Letter Words in Word Families
182(2)
Putting together ``at''
183(1)
Moving on up with ``bat,'' ``cat,'' ``fat,'' and more
183(1)
Running through additional word families
184(1)
Mixing It Up with Blended Consonants
184(3)
Blends at the beginning
185(1)
Blends at the end
185(2)
Delving into Digraphs
187(2)
Mastering Tricky Vowel Sounds
189(9)
Opening up to long vowels
190(1)
Hearing ``y'' sound like a vowel
190(2)
Surveying schwa vowels
192(1)
Singling out sound-alike chunks featuring vowels
193(3)
Partnering vowels with ``r''
196(1)
Lopping vowels off the ends of words
197(1)
Bringing Consonants under Control
198(7)
Unmasking consonants in disguise
198(1)
Sounding out the softies
199(3)
Spotting the silent types
202(1)
Doubling up
203(2)
Sprinting Ahead with Reading Basics and Practice
205(18)
See Jane Read: Looking at Reading Fundamentals
205(4)
Being quick to recognize sight words
206(1)
Feeling good about phonics
207(1)
Understanding about comprehension
207(2)
In the Habit: Establishing a Happy Reading Routine
209(2)
Page after Page: Using Special Strategies for Reading Success
211(8)
Choosing the right books
212(3)
Reading to your child first
215(1)
Pairing up to read
216(1)
Running through multiple readings
217(2)
Nice and Gentle: Handling Your Child's Difficulties with Kindness
219(4)
Knowing when to give a quick answer
219(1)
Having your child figure a word out when the time is right
220(1)
Helping your child find contextual cues
220(3)
Taking Advantage of Multisensory Methods
223(16)
Bringing the Term ``Multisensory'' Down to Earth
223(3)
Distinguishing multisensory teaching from traditional methods
224(1)
Fitting together ``multisensory'' and ``structured and sequential'' teaching
225(1)
Setting the Stage for Multisensory Success
226(1)
Making Homework Multisensory
227(2)
Setting up a happier homework environment
227(1)
Helping your child understand new information
228(1)
Having Practical Stuff for Playing at Your Fingertips
229(6)
Modeling clay
229(1)
Gummy mixtures
229(1)
Sandpaper
230(1)
Laminate
230(1)
Scissors
231(1)
Flashcards
231(2)
Board games
233(1)
Computer games
234(1)
Other great tools to have on hand
234(1)
Working Physical Activity into Your Child's Routine
235(1)
Experimenting with Alternative Multisensory Treatments
236(3)
Coloring pages of text
236(1)
Reading a new font
237(1)
Listening to different messages in each ear
237(1)
Eating fish
238(1)
Handling Everyday Activities and Difficulties
239(18)
Talking Your Child into Feeling Good
240(5)
Understanding your child's feelings
240(1)
Listening carefully
241(2)
Empowering your child
243(1)
Responding calmly to your child's mistakes
244(1)
Helping Your Child with Space, Time, and Sequence
245(9)
Spacing out
246(4)
Timing is everything
250(2)
Following a sequence
252(2)
Maintaining Harmony in the Home
254(3)
Sharing the load
254(1)
Toeing the line
254(1)
Strengthening bonds between siblings
255(2)
Part V: Moving beyond the Childhood Years
257(44)
Assisting Dyslexic Teens
259(16)
Instilling New Life Skills
259(4)
Aiming for high self-esteem
260(1)
Fostering more independence at home
261(1)
Making time for rest and play
262(1)
Getting behind the driver's wheel
262(1)
Facing School Challenges Head-On
263(8)
Moving toward self-reliance with schoolwork
263(1)
Enforcing order on those files
264(1)
Staying on top of all the reading and writing
264(2)
Taking notes
266(2)
Studying the right foreign language
268(2)
Giving great speeches
270(1)
Planning for college and jobs
270(1)
Encouraging the Development of Work Skills
271(4)
Keeping up with extracurricular activities
271(1)
Doing some good with community service
272(1)
Finding a part-time job
272(3)
Heading Off to College
275(18)
Keeping a Well-Stocked Portfolio
275(7)
Providing proof of dyslexia
276(1)
Gathering academic results
277(4)
Giving evidence of school and community involvement
281(1)
Researching Majors and Schools
282(2)
Deciding on potential fields of interest
282(1)
Examining different types of colleges
282(2)
Focusing on Target Schools
284(1)
Touring campuses
284(1)
Asking about disability programs
285(1)
Handling the Application and Interview Process
285(3)
Completing applications with ease
286(1)
Impressing interviewers
287(1)
Picking the Winning School
288(1)
Finding Help with Financing
289(2)
Successfully Keeping Up with Grades
291(2)
Succeeding with Dyslexia in Adulthood
293(8)
Benefiting from a Late Diagnosis
293(2)
Looking at Helpful Programs and Treatments for Adults
295(2)
Heading to the classroom
296(1)
Improving your reading skills at home
296(1)
Knowing Your Workplace Rights as a Dyslexic Adult
297(2)
Making small accommodations for big results
298(1)
Receiving reliable advice
299(1)
Keeping Family and Friends in the Frame
299(2)
Part VI: The Part of Tens
301(16)
Ten Tools for Making a Dyslexic's Life Easier
303(4)
A Pencil Grip
303(1)
Pens with Erasable Ink
303(1)
Colored Files and Other Handy Items
304(1)
A Wristwatch
304(1)
A Pocket Spell Checker
304(1)
A Cell Phone and a Personal Organizer
305(1)
Books on Tape (Or CD)
305(1)
A Photocopier
305(1)
A Word Processor and the Internet
306(1)
Speech-to-Text Software
306(1)
Ten Well-Known Dyslexia Programs and Treatments
307(10)
Orton-Gillingham and Other Phonics-Based Reading Programs
307(1)
Treatments That Tune into Sounds
308(3)
Berard Auditory Integration Training (AIT)
308(1)
Fast ForWord Language
309(1)
Earobics
310(1)
Tomatis
310(1)
Treatments That Focus on Vision
311(1)
Davis Dyslexia Correction
311(1)
The Irlen Method
311(1)
Treatments That Get Physical
312(1)
Balametrics
312(1)
Brain Gym
312(1)
The DORE Program
313(1)
Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes
313(1)
Audiblox
314(1)
Pace
314(1)
All Kinds of Minds
315(1)
The Feingold Program
315(1)
Levinson Medical Centers
316(1)
Part VII: Appendixes
317(2)
Appendix A: An Informal Assessment of Phonemic Awareness and Phonics Skills
319(14)
Picking Out Pre-Reading Skills
320(4)
Visual discrimination
320(1)
Auditory discrimination
321(2)
Phonemic awareness
323(1)
Examining Early Reading Skills
324(3)
Knowing single letters
325(1)
Trying three-letter words with short vowels
325(1)
Blending letters
326(1)
Diving into digraphs
327(1)
Testing for Independent Reading Skills
327(6)
Looking at long and short vowels
328(1)
Getting the hang of y endings
328(1)
Sorting out vowel combinations
329(1)
Spotting soft and hard letters
330(1)
Watching out for silent letters
330(1)
Placing vowels before r
331(2)
Appendix B: Contacts and Resources
333(14)
Getting General Information Online or by Voice Mail
333(2)
Five general Web sites to start you off
333(1)
Five big organizations
334(1)
Talking to Someone Directly
335(1)
Checking Your Child's Eyes, Ears, and Mouth
336(1)
Surveying Self-Tests
336(1)
Focusing on Alternative Schooling and School Reading Programs
337(2)
Schools
337(1)
School reading programs
338(1)
Laying Down the Law
339(1)
Finding Independent Programs, Therapists, and Learning Centers
339(3)
Dyslexia treatments
339(1)
Therapists and tutors
340(1)
Dyslexia clinics
341(1)
General learning centers
341(1)
Trying Technology
342(1)
Lending a Hand to Teens, College Students, and Adults
343(4)
College entrance exams and other tests
343(1)
College and general education information
343(1)
Financial aid and scholarships
344(1)
Jobs and other life skills
345(1)
At-home dyslexia programs
345(2)
Index 347

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