Did you know... 1 in 3 dyslexic children aged 5-6 years already feel they can't keep up or do the things other children can. By ages 7-8 years, this rises to 2 in 3. That's because, with education's emphasis on measuring things that dyslexics find challenging, like reading, writing, spelling and rote learning, we become acutely aware of the things we CAN'T do instead of treasuring the things we CAN. Spotting Dyslexic Thinking skills and focussing on strengths is key to building self-esteem. Because otherwise we lose confidence in ourselves and our ability to learn. Find out how you can Empower Dyslexic Thinking at School (or at home) with our free course on Microsoft Learn. https://lnkd.in/g3e-jgPH
I can relate to this as a parent watching my children’s self-esteem and confidence hit rock bottom when they noticed they couldn’t keep up with their peers. Second time around I was much more informed, and involved SEN teachers and Educational Phycologists from a younger age, and I was relentless in following up and chasing next steps and written educational support plans. It made a world of difference to my youngest child, which my elder daughter missed out on, but it is exhausting as a parent to navigate, whilst also working and looking after other children. It was worth it though. Thank you for highlighting this struggles that as just as real today as they were decades ago.
This is exactly what my daughter experienced. But it took fighting until she was 10 to get assessed to finally help her understand that she was built differently and that her talents lie outside the assessments our schools are built on. To gain this understanding was like a visible weight lifted from her shoulders and now she owns her superpowers! Those formative years are so important in helping our young ones recognise their own unique talents but yet we still have a system unwilling and unable to recognise the vast array of thinking skills our neurodiverse children have
I can relate to the stats. What do the parents should do when the school is not supporting the kids with the learning challlenges?
This schools knowingly or unknowingly preparing enterpenuers for future 🤔 ?.
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1moThat's a nice post Made By Dyslexia When I was at school in the 80's I was described as a nice guy that probably wouldn't amount to much. I think that the psychological impact that this has on a child is considerable and I want to make it my mission to help kids understand that traditional education is far from the be all and end all. Dyslexic thinking will more than likely prevail and in ways they can't even imagine I wouldn't change being Dyslexic - but that's a lot easier to say at the age of 47 - my answer would have been very different at the age of 11! Keep fighting the good fight Kate Griggs and team! 😊