1 –My 7 year old boy has been diagnosed as Dyslexic. How can I help him in reading?

Here are some hints for you and your child:

-         Start with him by teaching sound of letters but not names of letters.

-         Reading at home should be for pleasure .You should read to him at once the words that he does not know.

-         You can read with him the same book next day to make him familiar with these words.

-         Make reading easier by reading one sentence each.

-         Create a regular reading time for the whole family weakly.

-         Let him read only one sentence - many stories have repeated words- and you read the rest.

-         Paired reading is helpful .You read and he echoes the words.

-         Reversed letters can be made in clay, Scotch tape or written in air in cursive and let him visualizes it.

-         To know the letter names, make letters of cookie dough and ask him what letter are you eating?

-         Play rhyming games, by saying one syllable word and see if he can think of a word that rhymes with it.

-         Let him use books with audiotape.

2 -Is Dyslexia curable?

Dyslexia is not a disease to be cured. It results from genetic factors that we can't change .It needs patience, effort, and a Mutisensory teaching method to overcome it.

3–Should a dyslexic person have dyslexic children?

Not necessary, it is up to probability. scientists had found from studying identical twins that genetics affect dyslexia with 60 %, that means if one twin has a reading problem the other twin will have reading problem moe than half of the time and that  environmental factors affect dyslexia with about 40%, like type of education ,and upbringing of the child.  

4– I have read several names of famous dyslexic like Leonardo da Vinci. How do we know that?

 There are many evidences from their school records, reports in their diary and letters, spelling errors, also having good visual   artistic skills. With respect to Leonardo da Vinci he used to write from right to left (mirror –writing) which can be read by holding it up to mirror

For more information about giftedness and learning disabilities, see Students with both gifts and learning disabilities (2004), T.M. Newman & R.J. Sternberg (Eds.)., New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.

5 –Do all dyslexics have high IQ?

Most of them have high IQ, however there are different IQ tests; also other factors can affect a person IQ, such as health, or tiredness on the day of the test. In general, there are particular 'intelligences' in different areas. For example, a dyslexic child can have high ability in physical co-ordination or art, but be less able in written language skills.

6 - Why do dyslexics often accused by lying?

People having problems with memory, like dyslexics, forgets things and appear as lyres and can remember it afterwards. When they say they have done something and they did not either they find things very hard to do, like arranging rooms for example or they have vivid imagination like most dyslexics and imagined that they really did it, which gives them the impression that they are lying.

7– Do all dyslexics have bad handwriting?

No, as a matter of fact some dyslexics have very good handwriting and are artists.

8 – Do all dyslexics are bad in math?

It has been estimated that around 90% of dyslexic children have problems in at least some areas of math/s. The reason is due to dyslexic difficulties with sequencing. Many dyslexic children find it hard, for example, to count from 100 down to 0 without errors. 

1 –My 7 year old boy has been diagnosed as Dyslexic. How can I help him in reading?

Here are some hints for you and your child:

-         Start with him by teaching sound of letters but not names of letters.

-         Reading at home should be for pleasure .You should read to him at once the words that he does not know.

-         You can read with him the same book next day to make him familiar with these words.

-         Make reading easier by reading one sentence each.

-         Create a regular reading time for the whole family weakly.

-         Let him read only one sentence - many stories have repeated words- and you read the rest.

-         Paired reading is helpful .You read and he echoes the words.

-         Reversed letters can be made in clay, Scotch tape or written in air in cursive and let him visualizes it.

-         To know the letter names, make letters of cookie dough and ask him what letter are you eating?

-         Play rhyming games, by saying one syllable word and see if he can think of a word that rhymes with it.

-         Let him use books with audiotape.

2 -Is Dyslexia curable?

Dyslexia is not a disease to be cured. It results from genetic factors that we can't change .It needs patience, effort, and a Mutisensory teaching method to overcome it.

3–Should a dyslexic person have dyslexic children?

Not necessary, it is up to probability. scientists had found from studying identical twins that genetics affect dyslexia with about 50% , that means if one twin has a reading problem the other twin will have reading problem half of the time and that  environmental factors affect dyslexia also with about 50%, like type of education ,and upbringing of the child.  

4– I have read several names of famous dyslexic like Leonardo da Vinci. How do we know that?

 There are many evidences from their school records, reports in their diary and letters, spelling errors, also having good visual   artistic skills. With respect to Leonardo da Vinci he used to write from right to left (mirror –writing) which can be read by holding it up to mirror

For more information about giftedness and learning disabilities, see Students with both gifts and learning disabilities (2004), T.M. Newman & R.J. Sternberg (Eds.)., New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.

5 –Do all dyslexics have high IQ?

Most of them have high IQ, however there are different IQ tests; also other factors can affect a person IQ, such as health, or tiredness on the day of the test. In general, there are particular 'intelligences' in different areas. For example, a dyslexic child can have high ability in physical co-ordination or art, but be less able in written language skills.

6 - Why do dyslexics often accused by lying?

People having problems with memory, like dyslexics, forgets things and appear as lyres and can remember it afterwards. When they say they have done something and they did not either they find things very hard to do, like arranging rooms for example or they have vivid imagination like most dyslexics and imagined that they really did it, which gives them the impression that they are lying.

7– Do all dyslexics have bad handwriting?

No, as a matter of fact some dyslexics have very good handwriting and are artists.

8 – Do all dyslexics are bad in math?

It has been estimated that around 90% of dyslexic children have problems in at least some areas of math/s. The reason is due to dyslexic difficulties with sequencing. Many dyslexic children find it hard, for example, to count from 100 down to 0 without errors.