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Post by monkey on Feb 11, 2014 19:41:20 GMT
Hello everyone Please could someone give me some pointers about resources / reading for Dyslexia and related issues? LO has recently been screened at school and has been scored with a very high probability. It's something that has been on my mind and I don't know enough about it but LO's issues are wider than getting her letters the wrong way round, reading books back to front, getting letters jumbled up when sounding out words and struggling to retain specific sounds such as sh and ch. She also struggles with some colours - she frequently gets blue and green the wrong way round, has word finding difficulties, cannot retain connected information (i.e police men drive police cars and you find doctors in hospitals). She also has blocks about some number processes. She can tell you that 7 comes after 6 for example but not that 5 comes before 6. In addition to the above she is completely unable to learn in groups, even small ones. She has to have the full attention of the person teaching or coaching her - this could be attachment related - but might be connected? Does this all sound like Dyslexia or is there some other learning disability that could be connected? I'm told that our LA doesn't diagnose and we will therefore have to consider seeing someone privately if we want a diagnosis (and presumably related support). Thanks in advance for your advice.
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Feb 11, 2014 21:44:52 GMT
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Post by esty (archive) on Feb 11, 2014 21:44:52 GMT
Monkey- are they managing her education in school? Because if not I'd be pushing for educational psychology input. She sounds as if she has blips in her learning development that may need pinpointing by an Ed psyche
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Post by monkey on Feb 11, 2014 21:52:31 GMT
Hi Esty Thanks for your message. School feel they are managing and are resisting paying for an Ed Psych. We live in a different LA to the school and this is also causing "funding" issues. We're a bit nervous about commissioning a private assessment of her learning in case it's not accepted / recognised but we're beginning to feel that there's no other option. We tried last year applying directly for an Assessment of Special Educational Needs but this was rejected by the LA as it wasn't supported by the school (and there was no Ed Psych report). She's on School Action + and school have added Dyslexia to her IEP with targets relating to recall and ordering but she has no specific or formalised support or supervision which is what concerns us.
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Feb 11, 2014 21:57:05 GMT
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Post by esty (archive) on Feb 11, 2014 21:57:05 GMT
Is she learning and developing? I'm a strong believer in no statement if the child is developing as best they can (and some schools are amazingly successful). However if not I'd be going privately if I could just so I had the information to argue with. How old is she?
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Feb 11, 2014 21:58:41 GMT
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Post by esty (archive) on Feb 11, 2014 21:58:41 GMT
I'd also get a speech and language assessment as that might explain some of her blips.
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Post by monkey on Feb 11, 2014 22:02:07 GMT
She has the ability to learn - on a 1-2-1 basis but she struggles to retain some information (yet she's like an elephant remembering other things). She doesn't achieve anything in group situations. She's 6. From an academic perspective I estimate that she's at least a year behind, maybe 18 months. She is progressing but at a much slower pace than her peers which means that she's getting even further behind.
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Feb 11, 2014 22:28:57 GMT
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Post by esty (archive) on Feb 11, 2014 22:28:57 GMT
I'd then be watching and recording her progress very carefully and puttin pressure on school to statement. Another year on her gap between herself and her peers will be much greater. Good luck. Why isn't it all more simple!!!!
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Post by flowerpower on Feb 11, 2014 23:07:14 GMT
I have PM you Monkey a name and details hope they help x
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Post by larsti on Feb 12, 2014 0:33:06 GMT
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Post by donatella on Feb 12, 2014 14:10:02 GMT
I don't really see how school can add dyslexia to her iep without a formal diagnosis. Here, it would be referred to as a specific learning disability and targeted help provided. My sons ed psych suspects that he may be dyslexic and so he's been through the Cumbria reading programme which has helped enormously. It does, though, sound as if there is more going on. Both my children have a mix of the difficulties you describe - but they have now both been dx asd. I would push hard for an ed psych assessment but also ask to be referred to salt. Your gp can do that. School can as well. We had a private assessment for our daughter and it was well worth it as it picked up on lots of issues that her generic nhs salt had missed.
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Post by leo on Feb 12, 2014 22:17:17 GMT
Something that would maybe be worth considering is dyspraxia. A lot of what you describe I would say is fairly typical of a child with dyspraxia. Your local children's centre should be able to undertake both a dyspraxia or a sensory assessment (which could also be worthwhile).
Many LAs now won't make diagnoses for primary age children and many schools and LAs distrust private assessments as they feel that parents pay for the diagnosis not actually pay for the assessment of need (if that makes sense). The one private assessment they do usually seem to accept is that from a Speech and Language Therapist - and I would recommend one of these as there is quite an overlap between speech and language issues and dyspraxia.
If she is on SA+ then she should be receiving at least 12 hours per week of support from the school (5 of which should be individual). They cannot claim that they don't have funding for this as it comes in automatically as part of their Key Stage funding each year. A child has to be functioning at least two years behind their peers to be able to receive a Statement in our LA - which of course is actually quite difficult to achieve when you are only 6!
It is a very expensive option but places such as Family Futures will complete a full assessment that includes physical/sensory, EP, attachment all tied up together in the one report. Would something like this be a step too far? (or too costly!)
It is the LA of her school area that has to take the cost for any educational assessments and resources, your home LA for any medical ones. Dyslexia is an educational diagnosis, Dyspraxia is a medical one - so you may have more luck going through your GP.
Sorry, a bit of a ramble.
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Post by ham on Feb 13, 2014 14:00:04 GMT
Can't remember the specific test but ds2 had a specialist eye test and had some glasses made with blue lenses which helped him with his reading - had a fantasic lady who went at sons pace. I noticed while being tested I found words clearer with yellow colours. My boots does the test I want to an independent opticians who spend 4 hours with sons.
Also sometimes by changing the colour of the printed page can help.school should be able to photyocvopy work on the coloured paper.many find yellow works well.
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