Eloise is turning 8 in about 26 sleeps (not that she is counting or anything) and is in year 2.
She stated her schooling in Victoria which is slightly different to here in W.A. She started prep (pre primary in W.A) in 2006 and started to learn to read and write. She struggled like some kids do....
We moved over here to Western Australia at the end of 2006 and then in 2007 she started year 1, which here in W.A is the start of structured learning. I thought that this would be good for her as it would reiterate all the work she did in prep...so she was basically repeating grade 1. Yet again she struggled with her reading, spelling and comprehension and start to do revision and extra work.
We didn't worry as some kids take longer for reading to "click". However by the end of grade 1 she was still reading at the same level as she was at the start...I was starting to worry.
This year she started grade 2, and at a new school as we moved. At the end of term one I was called in to see the teacher and straight away I knew it was about her reading. We discussed Eloise's problem and the teacher suggested some intensive one on one work at school and extra work at home.
Over the last term she has been improving but still only reads at a beginning grade 1 level. She has problems sounding out words and forgets words that she has only just read and needs to sound them out again.
So her father organised Eloise to be tested for dyslexia as it runs in his family. He step mother took her yesterday for a series of tests at the Irlen Clinic and came home with clear blue plastic sheets to put over her work to see if it helps. We should see an improvement and if so she will be fitted with the same tinted lenses. Though it seems as they were not able to say if she was actually dyslexic or not. Just try this and see if it works.
For Eloise's sake I hope it does as they further along in her schooling she goes the further behind she will fall. Even if this is not the physical solution I am hoping that it may act as a placebo, if she believes it will help her, it will.
So I will update with how she goes with it.
3 comments:
Good luck Elisa, I hope it helps!
Jen H
Years ago I knew a young boy in Grade 2 who had the same problems. He saw a specialist and was fitted with special tinted glasses (they are specific to each child) and he went ahead in leaps and bounds. He was never a genius and he hated school but he finished school and, now, at age 25he reads and spells perfectly well. Good luck!
I've never heard of the tinted glasses thing - what are they supposed to do?
Oh, and my oldest couldn't read properly until age 9. Then he just took off. No problems whatsoever...
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