If there's one thing no parent wants to hear it's this: "Your son (or daughter) is very intelligent, no question about that. But he's just not living up to his potential."
Often the discussion goes on to various kinds of learning problems, such as ADD, some of which go on through life. A teacher or other professional may have announced the word you never wanted to hear: "dyslexia." You may have heard that and thought, "It's hopeless. My child will struggle the rest of his life."
Good news! That ain't necessarily so. Some not-so-well-known methods have been proved effective for dealing with dyslexia that are fairly simple and can transform lives.
I must confess I do not know much about dyslexia. Since September 20th I know a lot more --and you can, too. That's when I read a remarkable blog post on the blog titled, "It be's that way sometime."
The author is Roxanne, a middle-school teacher, who teaches the dyslexia class at her school. She knows her subject very well, yet she makes it easy to understand for the rest of us. I think you'll find it as fascinating as I did. Roxanne not only gives a good rundown of facts, but she also tells how she, the teacher, lately gained new understanding about the visual distortions many dyslexic individuals have. You'll feel her heart when she confesses how she, while doing the best she knew how, made mistakes. (Can we all identify?)
You can read this warm, informative post for yourself. Even if you're well-informed on the subject, I suspect you'll pick up some new bits of information. You can do a Google search on "It be's that way sometimes" and be aware that there's a song by that name, with names other than "Roxanne" attached
Here's the link: "It be's that way sometimes."
Later Note: If you have trouble with that link, type in rwl10802.wordpress.com and do a Google search. Once again, look for the September 20, 2010, post.
Once you've read Roxanne's blog post, you may want to find out more about the colored lenses and overlays she mentions on the website of the Irlen Institute. You can Google it, as I did, at "Irlen Institute."
Or use this link: Irlen Institute, Colored Lenses, Colored Overlays, Diagnnosticians, Screeners
This website is packed with information, even self-tests and examples of the various kinds of distortions dyslexic sufferers may experience. View YouTube videos where people tell their stories of before and after. I learned that dyslexia can go beyond problems with reading. They maintain that ADD and several other conditions can be treated--with great results. In fact, a large number of people have the visual distortions without the dyslexia.
Just to be clear I have no stake in any of this and really had only a hazy understanding of dyslexia. I don't know Roxane or anyone in the Irlen Institute. I pass this information on only because when I read her blog post I couldn't get it out of my mind. So I pass it on to you FYI. I pray it will be useful to you or to someone you know.
If it is, or if you've had experience with this, would share your story in the Comments? Others may need to know what you have to share.
Meanwhile, in every situation we have hope. Here's a great verse to deposit in your memory bank:
Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me.
--Psalm 50:15
God bless you,
Lenore
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