I have three sons that attend public school in New York. At my youngest(eight years old) son's parent teacher meeting the teacher is very enthusiastic about his progress. The teacher commended me for my participation in my children's education. My boy needs help with reading and now he is in the extra help program called Wilson. Angelos is in second grade. He still writes his letters backwards (the b,d,3,E, p and q). Thinking that this might be Dyslexia, I asked the teacher to look into this matter. I was directed to the principal and then to the superintendent of schools. Finally, the school psychologist called me to speak about my child and promised to have him evaluated.
I love reading but I often get tired because I can only see through one eye, the right one. Through all my years of education reading took me longer because I see only through the right eye because of a doctor's mistake when I was born. The single eye had to work double to see what a normal person with two eyes could see.
Had my parents known to speak up, I would have gotten extra reading help and perhaps I would be in a different place in life today. I am satisfied with where I am in life but like Rocky the boxer used to say "I could have been a contender".
There is a strong possibility that there is nothing major going on but if there is, it is better that he gets help early on in his development. Take a look at the link below to learn a little about Dyslexia.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7GOeEwtCPk
E or 3?, b or d?, p or q?
If you think there is something wrong with anything in your life do not hesitate to ask for help. The earlier things are caught the better the possibility of finding a solution. With early detection remedies are more effective and less friction there is with assimilating to normalcy.
Dyslexia affect all parts of life. Here is the link for the Wilson program that my boy is now following, http://www.fundations.com/
Also another link that out lines symptoms of Dyslexia.
http://www.dyslexia.com/library/symptoms.htm
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