OK... maybe "easter" miracle would be more appropriate, but considering I probably haven't posted since around Christmas, just deal... or something
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My daughter had the same issues. Sounding out words just didn't happen on time. She'd struggle with sounding out the same words over and over on the same page. We thought it might not happen at all. She couldn't even figure out rhymes. It turns out that 80% of kids with speech delays go on to have reading delays. It also turns out that problems with phonics and decoding written language - that whole stitching words together bit - are part of dyslexia.
Dyslexia, like everything else, is a spectrum. It's not an absolute. You can be a little dyslexic. Somewhere in third grade she went from below 15th percentile in reading to 60th percentile. Almost overnight. It all clicked for her, and she could suddenly read novels.
She still has problems with phonics. She probably always will, but thank goodness we got her over the biggest hurdle. The rest of it is just exercising the muscles to make them stronger, as it were.
That said, you can also just be a kindergartner that takes a little longer to learn to read and comes back swinging in first grade, so don't take my anecdote as a diagnosis. On the other hand, if you notice that phonics are still a problem and still a very specific problem, don't sit back and take reassurances that everything is just fine and dandy.
Dave and I are both dyslexic. My father is severely dyslexic. This is why I have a hard time teaching him, because I vividly remember struggling. I was more like P* with my reading.
But yes, I overcame it, Dave overcame it... He's already showing progress. I mentioned on Facebook that I've been playing Draw Something with Aidan and it's been a revelation for him! I do wish they made a kids version where all the letters were included in the answer, but in the meantime, he's playing both me and Dave, and we usually sit there and help him along, but he's really interested in trying. Finally!
Dyslexia, like everything else, is a spectrum. It's not an absolute. You can be a little dyslexic. Somewhere in third grade she went from below 15th percentile in reading to 60th percentile. Almost overnight. It all clicked for her, and she could suddenly read novels.
She still has problems with phonics. She probably always will, but thank goodness we got her over the biggest hurdle. The rest of it is just exercising the muscles to make them stronger, as it were.
That said, you can also just be a kindergartner that takes a little longer to learn to read and comes back swinging in first grade, so don't take my anecdote as a diagnosis. On the other hand, if you notice that phonics are still a problem and still a very specific problem, don't sit back and take reassurances that everything is just fine and dandy.
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Ironically just today I saw an article about language acquisition and the ability to recognize symbols. This sounds very much like what I've seen with Aidan.
But yes, I overcame it, Dave overcame it... He's already showing progress. I mentioned on Facebook that I've been playing Draw Something with Aidan and it's been a revelation for him! I do wish they made a kids version where all the letters were included in the answer, but in the meantime, he's playing both me and Dave, and we usually sit there and help him along, but he's really interested in trying. Finally!
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