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It has been estimated that as many as 20% of children may have some form of dyslexia. An even more disturbing statistic is that as many as 27% of those kids may dropout and never finish school if intervention and treatment doesn't happen. While this is not an article about dyslexia statistics, one more is worth reciting is that only 1/3 of children with dyslexia receive treatment in school. There are many things that you can do at home for your dyslexic child though. Read on to learn some of those things.
First and maybe most important, is to show support and love for the child. If they are struggling with reading it will affect the entire learning process and they may be categorized as slow or stupid if they have not been diagnosed properly. Other children may make fun of them or even shun them. At home, they need to understand that you do not think they are stupid and that you support them in their efforts to learn.
Another way to support your child is to ensure that they get the proper diagnosis and treatment for their disorder. You are your child's best advocate. Schools and literacy teachers in school have to deal with numerous children and limited resources. If your child is struggling in reading you may want to think about talking to the school about dyslexia testing or getting additional outside help from an educational psychologist or literacy expert. There is a possibility that your child may just need something simple, like vision correction, in order to improve their reading skills. It is also possible that they are dyslexic and need a different approach to reading to help them learn and keep up with their peers.
This brings up another area where you can help your kids with dyslexia. If you read and learn as much as you can about the disorder, you can work with them and help them learn in the style which suites them best. Literacy teachers are frustrated by children who they work with and who make progress during the school year, but then don't practice their reading over the summer and are set back at the beginning of the next year because of it. It is well known that children who struggle can show more improvement if they read outside of school in addition to getting special help while in school.
Encouragement of your child is another area where parents are key. You can help a child maintain their self esteem by pointing out the areas where they excel in other subjects. You can also help them learn about famous people who they may see as role models who suffer from dyslexia. Just a short list of those people include Thomas Edison, Jay Leno, Whoopi Goldberg, Ervin "Magic" Johnson etc. This list goes on and on.
Being diagnosed with dyslexia need not be traumatic for a child or even a negative thing. Indeed, it can be the turning point that kids with dyslexia need to get the help they may not have gotten previously. You as a parent, teacher, or friend can help them overcome this disorder and live a very successful, fulfilled life.
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