dyslexia

Dyslexia is a disorder where a child has specific problems related to learning words,spelling and-at times-numbers,the question that arises is how to deal with it.Probably all of us will say with patience,love and blah,blah,blah.....But it's always easier said than done.The first and foremost thing is to get it diagnosed.You need to understand and demystify the reason behind your child being a slow learner.And you must know how to live with it.Some child has shown outstanding capabilities doesn't mean that even your kid is gifted.Face it and live with it!

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In yesterday’s San Francisco Chronicle, syndicated columnist Joan Ryan (you’ve heard of her from me before) wrote about the struggles of a learning-disabled child with the College Board over the SATs. Its all about how the dyslexic, and other unusual young people, are getting dealt with in their attempts to get The Test to tell university admissions directors how much they know, rather than how good they are at The Test. Because, Joan Ryan says, everybody assumes that The Test is there “to assess a student’s actual knowledge and capabilities�. At which point I stopped paying attention. Because, if that’s the assumption we’re working under, then, Houston, we have a problem.

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