Reading with dyslexia

[DianaB]

My FIL always said that he was dyslexic but I don't think that it was actually determined that he was. He must have had something that my husband and son got passed down to them though. I don't know if any of my husband's brothers or sisters struggled with reading like he did or does. My MIL was always advanced and actually skipped a grade or two when she was little.

Glen is like Scott in the fact that he spends so much time trying to sound out the word that he loses the meaning of the sentence or paragraph. Then he has to reread it, sometimes more than a couple of times. It really fustrates him especially if it's not very interesting in the first place. I'm just glad that I can see that he's improved over the years. I firmly believe that reading is so very important.

Another thing......Glen has some problems with color blindness too! I think that it's green/blue.

[judy]

That is so sweet!!! He is a keeper.

[Lindsey]

Originally Posted by judy

That is so sweet!!! He is a keeper.

Thanks! I think so too

[Lindsey]

Originally Posted by DianaB

My FIL always said that he was dyslexic but I don't think that it was actually determined that he was. He must have had something that my husband and son got passed down to them though. I don't know if any of my husband's brothers or sisters struggled with reading like he did or does. My MIL was always advanced and actually skipped a grade or two when she was little.

Glen is like Scott in the fact that he spends so much time trying to sound out the word that he loses the meaning of the sentence or paragraph. Then he has to reread it, sometimes more than a couple of times. It really fustrates him especially if it's not very interesting in the first place. I'm just glad that I can see that he's improved over the years. I firmly believe that reading is so very important.

Another thing......Glen has some problems with color blindness too! I think that it's green/blue.

Diana, Scott said he has never had any testing done either. They should have tested him in school when he was having problems, but they kept pushing him through. I think they actually made him take special education classes for a few years when he was young. He doesn't have troubles learning, he's a very smart guy! He just has troubles learning from books. He flunked out of the college of engineering, but then when he went to tech school (he has the same diploma I have), he passed with flying colors because everything was more hands-on.

[DianaB]

I understand exactly what you're saying about Scott. Glen and Feyn are the same way.