Monday, January 9, 2012

Dyslexic Solutions

I sure love Rebecca.  She is a wise soul - almost like an adult in a little 10 year old body.  She is wise beyond her years at times.  Tonight, she and I are sitting on the couch while Bill is helping Drew with her math homework.  They were stuck on a problem where the solution was 12, but Drew kept writing 21.  Bill would erase it and tell her to try again, and again Drew would put down 21.  She knew she was doing it wrong, but just couldn't get the correct answer written down.  Bill was becoming frustrated.  Rebecca and I made eye contact, and she mouthed "Dyslexia".  So, I asked her what the solution for this particular situation is.  If a dyslexic person is struggling to get the correct number or word written down, but it keeps coming out wrong, how should we help them get it right.  She thought about it a long time, then said "Drew says "12", so we know she knows the correct answer. Daddy should write the "12" down on another piece of paper and let Drew copy it".  Is this girl smart or what!?!?  She just amazes me.  Why didn't I think of that?

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