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Post by monkey on Nov 6, 2014 21:20:39 GMT
Does anyone know if there is a technical / formal term for the following? LO is 7 and is struggling dreadfully with sequencing - ? don't know if that's what you call it - sorry! For example, she can recite lists and is quite good at committing poems, songs, stories etc to memory however if you ask her to start part way through - i.e. count to 20 from 11, count backwards from 5, what day comes before Wednesday etc she gets completely stuck and can't do it. It was queried whether she was dyslexic last year and whilst she fits some of the things I really wondered whether she was just behind in her development generally which we know anyway. Does anyone have a term for this difficulty specifically and do you have any suggestions for help (except constant repetitive games etc)?
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Post by esty (archive) on Nov 6, 2014 21:42:17 GMT
I may be very wrong but don't think its a dyslexic thing. I would question speech and understanding and ask for a speech and language therapy assessment.
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Post by wibbley on Nov 6, 2014 21:50:23 GMT
Issues with sequencing are a biggie for dyslexia. My eldest had terrible problems remembering days of the week etc. I'm dyslexic too.
I am sure it can be part of other stuff to - though I am not sure it's part of delay as such. My DD has always had a good head for memorising stuff, whether it was at 2yrs or 7yrs. My DS finds remembering things very tough & always has.
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Post by leo on Nov 6, 2014 21:55:35 GMT
Tsunami has sequencing issues too and for him it's related to wider language and comprehension issues. It could be Dyslexia, verbal Dyspraxia, generalised delay because of traumatic start or a language related issue. If her ability with sequencing generally matches her overall abilities then it is more likely to be a delay than a specific disorder; but if this sticks out from everything else about her as a major problem then I'd consider getting an EP assessment.
For sequencing, you can get hold of picture cards that tell 'the story' of eg. laying the table or peeling and eating an orange, and the child has to order them. Or you could start with some simple familiar stories and make pictures of those to sequence - particularly good ones to start with are ones that build up step by step - so The Enormous Turnip where more and more people join in, or The Gingerbread Man. Start with having all pictures there and then over time work towards missing one picture out and can they work out what is missing and where it would go. Giving simple story frames for writing can help too - so labelling 'beginning, middle, end'. Using a visual timetable that has some set things on it - breakfast, bath time... but mixing in different things in between each day. Creating a little book/diary where you create sections on each day's page of: yesterday, today, tomorrow and write one sentence or draw a picture of what has/will be happening. (When my boys first came, we had a big Yesterday/today/tomorrow visual timetable so they could see the pictures being moved along and get some sense of time.) Lots of number games and songs that count both up and down.
Generally probably all the things you are doing - and just plodding on and on with it!
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Post by gilreth on Nov 9, 2014 0:11:26 GMT
Sequencing is certainly a part of dyslexia in some children - it was one of the things used to diagnose my brother 25 years ago. Nut as leo says it can be other things as well.
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Post by runmum on Nov 9, 2014 9:30:59 GMT
Yes sequencing definitely part of "dyslexia" which just means it is often seen together with difficulties with working memory and phonological stuff some of which might be a "received" language problem. Dyslexia is just a label - it can open access to help but in our LA the term has apparently been banned.
If you child has sequencing problems school should look at working memory and the other stuff too. A different approach to teaching is needed.
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