Iwant to help my dyslexic (11 yrs)child,in 5th std has problem in maths, kindly guide me to help her?
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Hello :) I have a Master's Degree in Speech Language Pathology and have worked with dyslexic children. You are right. You need to find a Speech pathologist or someone in Special Education to give your daughter sessions. It will help her alot. But, from now till you find her a specialist, here are some things you can do to help improve her reading and writing: \nThe reason why dyslexic children have a problem is because they did not develop something we call 'phonological awareness'. We can spell, because we can differentiate individual sounds auditorily; whereas they can't. Begin with ONE SYLLABLE words such as 'pen' or 'bin' for example and don't write them down. Just face her and say the word, then ask her what the first SOUND is? Then the second SOUND...and finally the third SOUND. Say the word slowly more than once and MAKE her say them out loud as well while she's figuring it out. Mind you, I say 'sound' and not 'letter'. Do this often until you move her from one syallable words to multisyllabic words SLOWLY and only when you know that she's 'got it'. It is imperative that you are 'consistent' in these exercises with her. Make a game out of it. This should help her immensely in time. \nIn relation to math; and specifically small and big numbers. You need to teach her about 'quantities'. Dyslexics have problems with deciphering SYMBOLS and not in understanding concepts. You just need to chose a different way of getting the information across to them. Get one small pouch / sac and another bigger pouch / sac. Put just a few marbles in the small one and ALOT of marbles in the bigger pouch. Ask her to hold them and tell you which one is heavier and explain that the bigger one is heavier cuz it contained MORE marbles. After that, physically count the marbles by getting them out one by one and putting them in two bowls so that she has a visual representation of the difference in 'quantity'.\nFinally, I hope this helps until you find a specialist. A good specialist will teach you (the parents) on how to address all these issues with your daughter along her school years and will know what 'ways' to use to get 'concepts' across to her. Just be patient with your girl and know that she is very bright; just sees things differently than others. \nAlso, I have met speech therapists from Bahrain in conventions, but unfortunately I don't have their contacts. I am sure there are centers there you can go to; maybe even the school can direct you to one. Good luck hun :)
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I had that same problem and what I have done is, I got some part-time help with a math tutor (which is free in Pennsylvania) and take the practice math part and have that tutor check it so he can learn what her weaknesses is so they can address that part of the GED so she can pass.
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http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Games/maths/index.html\n\nApparrantly it has free maths games for kids to help them to learn and to keep them entertained.
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My brother had the same problem. He could read, not very well but he could nonetheless, but he could not answer questions about anything he read. I dont know how the schools are where you live (we're in NYC), but after years of trying everything imaginable, and switching his schools almost every year, when he was in 4th grade they put him in special education. That seemed to do the trick. The small class size and individualized attention really made a big difference.
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you might have learning differents. You could be tested to see if you are then you could find help.  You could get a tutor or ask a teacher for help with math.
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What age/grade level are we talking about here? Is this child recieving special services (resource room, speech-language therapy, etc.)?  If the child is not linking sounds to symbols, how can you say that he/she has good phonological awareness? Does he/she blend and segment sounds well orally?\n\nIf you're a regular education teacher, ask around to find a good special education teacher in your district who is well grounded in reading remediation. Ask them for a consult for interventions you can incorporate into your classroom curriculum.\n\nIf you're a special education teacher and asking this question, what the heck program were you in that let you get by and graduate without learning basic remediation methodology? Sorry, but that would be the program's fault, not yours, and you should go yell at them for a while. Then you should go find a program that's decent and learn about effective techniques.\n\nIf the child is under the age of 9, it could very well be that he/she is not developmentally ready for reading. Refer him/her for special education support under "Developmentally delayed." If the child is over the age of 9, a program such as Hooked on Phonics, a tutoring system such as the Orton-Gillingham approach, etc. may be helpful. Refer the child for special education support under Speech-language or under specific learning disabled.
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my 5-year-old has this.  He is perfectly fine otherwise, no impairment in learning or hearing.  He was diagnosed at 26 months.  Everyone said he would "just start talking one day". Not true, he has been in intense speech therapy since he was 3-1/2 and is doing much better.  He is enrolled in preschool and loves it, will be in kindergarten next fall.  His speech pathologist is working with him out of a book on dyspraxia, which is very close to what he seems to have and he is doing better, but will probably need speech well into his grade-school years.  Dyspraxia is a neurological disorder that can be helped with proper help, it does not mean that your child has any other type of delay.  Make sure that your child does not get "labeled" as having some sort of learning disorder if that is not the case, it is very easy for them to place them in classes with children who need more special kind of help and that will not benefit your child.  Also make sure he gets proper speech development help, sounds like you are on the right track by seeing it so young!  Good luck to you.
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this may sound weird but tell them to read backwards...literally.  My mom had a student who was highly dyslexic but when she told him to read from the back of a sentence he read it perfectly.
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Help her relax.  Let grade go.  If you think about it, they are so little in the big picture.  You want her to be healthy and happy.  So let her know if she does her best and then flunks everything, it's okay.  In fact, make doing your best the goal -- not good grades.  Get around her -- make her world as safe (emotionally) as possible.  You might want to do this by creating a safety ritual.  Me and my son have a saying I ask him, "What could make me stop loving u?"   I answer, "nothing -- never"  he knows that I may be disappointed with some of the things he does but never stop loving him.  So he can come to me no matter what.  Let her be a baby if she needs to -- we all need to sometimes -- hold her and help her come back to here and now by gently assuring her that you are there and won't go anywhere.  \n\nTalk to the school councelor and tell her the "Flag" will be removed.  It borders on illegal -- she should not be labeled without going through very specific channels.  If they don't, walk in with a lawyer.  Schools should not be doing that to kids, they should be about the success of the child, not tracking and labelling.  \n\nContinue with the therapy.  Get her involved in a fun non-competive activity -- skating, bowling or something she can do with you and/or friends. \n\nDon't give up.
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It sounds like he desperately needs a trained Gifted Education teacher to provide him with adequate supports.\n\nThis sort of problem is common in the Gifted, and most regular education teachers don't have the training to handle it effectively. Are you living in a state where Gifted education is under the special education umbrella? If so, get him in for an IEP immediately. If not, look up your state DOE gifted education policies, and get him help.\n\nhttp://www.hoagiesgifted.org/underachiever.htm\n\nhttp://www.metagifted.org/topics/gifted/underachievement/\n\nhttp://www.brainy-child.com/expert/gifted-underachiever.shtml\n\nhttp://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content/underachieving_gifted.html\n\nhttp://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZEW4HOBAC&sub_cat=18
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Ahh I did the same thing with my friend accept for being mad with him... I do have problems with maths but I accept it... being in middle-school (if i'm not wrong) it'll take sometime for some children to understand people and how human-nature works...\n\nI'll accept my problems and try to work with them, and on the way I found my strength in English, Geography and Biology =]... don't look down on him what so ever... be best friends with him and get him to help you in a subject so that he can feel better
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Do what my parents did.\n  Make a poster of a grid of all the times tables and hang it on the back of her bedroom door, or in plain view of her bed and tell her  to look at it every morning when she's getting dressed for school.\nThrow out  a random problem in conversation every once in a while.\nNo pressure or trauma - just a single question.\n  Make her go in her room and look it up if she doesn't know it.\nHave her repeat the whole problem as well.\n   The more she sees it, the more she'll ingest it and the less stress-free the interaction about it, the less likely she is to develop an mental block against math.
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I don't think you can teach someone to love math. They either do, or they don't. The best you can do is try and make it fun by relating it to everyday things and try and make it easy, taking it step by step.\nTake it easy for both of you though. Don't shove all this math in her face and also, don't let it take over your life. Balance is the key.
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Am I Dyslexic?\nSelf check yes no\n1 Do you mix up numbers e.g. 108 1008 1080?\n2 Do you find arithmetic difficult?\n3 Do you find fractions, decimals and percentages difficult?\n4 Do you find it difficult to use algebra?\n5 Do you find it difficult to copy from a sheet, board, calculator or\nscreen?\n6 Do you find it difficult to follow steps in a mathematical process?\n7 When you are half way through a problem, do you lose track of what\nyou are being asked to do?\n8 Do you forget what different signs/symbols mean?\n9 Do you find it difficult to remember formulae or theorems?\n10 Do you get dates and times mixed up and miss appointments?\n11 Do you forget or mix up spoken instructions?\n12 Do you find it difficult to listen and take notes at the same time?\n13 Do you forget the correct mathematical name for symbols?\n14 Do you get tired quickly when you read?\n15 Do you have problems reading mathematical symbols?\n16 Does your reading take you longer than your friends?\n17 Do you have to keep re-reading sentences to understand their\nmeaning?\n18 Do you find it difficult to work out what a ‘wordy’ question is asking\nyou to do?\n19 Do you have slow or messy handwriting?\n20 Do your lecture notes have gaps in?\n21 Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed, stressed or unable to cope?\nMost people with Dyslexia find that they have many of the above problems. If you\nrecognise these difficulties in yourself, and have answered yes to a majority of the\nquestions, you might want to talk confidentially about it. You should seek advice from\nwithin your institution.
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Good question. I'm curious to see some of the answers myself. I 'outgrew' my dyslexia, but I still have some problems, and I have been curious if they are related. I am terrible at math for one, I still do have some problems reading, usually only when I read out loud. When I go to jot down a phone number I will sometimes mix up the numbers. (write down the last bit backwards, or inverted). Sometimes I don't seem to make sense to people, it sounds right in my head, but I have a hard time getting my point across. I feel like maybe their is a short circuit somewhere, and things get mixed up and backward on the way out.
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try the NDA (Dyslexic's National Association) lol!!
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"Dyscalculia" is the term for having a learning disability in math.\n\nwww.dyscalculia.org \n\nis a good website for information about this disability.