Welcome to the Back To School Series at I’m Not a Trophy Wife. For the month of August I am compiling suggestions that helped our family manage our youngest son’s reading delays. His diagnosis of mild dyslexia at the University of Colorado Speech and Hearing Center changed the direction of his academic path. I [Read more…]
How to Organize Math Problems
Can you believe it is the new school year! Geez! I am reposting this suggestion on how to better organize math problems (think columns, those annoying addition mistakes because your columns were not lined up- sorry I am having a flashback)! This suggestion was provided to me by a high school math teacher for my [Read more…]
Closed Captioning can help struggling readers
I am sharing an idea on how closed captioning can help struggling readers. We discovered closed captioning is not just helpful for those of us who have trouble understanding the dialogue of actors with foreign accents in a movie. It turns out closed captioning helped my son with his mild dyslexia diagnosis. This happened by chance. I was [Read more…]
Dyslexia & Prepositions
Dyslexia | notatrophywife Prepositions of place and value. Most of us don’t even think about prepositions of place or directional prepositions: under, over, before, after, through, among, between, beside, below, down, across, above, towards. I haven’t thought too seriously about prepositions since 11th grade English. For most of us prepositions are ingrained in our brains: [Read more…]
The Adventures of Everyday Geniuses… Review
When I received an email by Barbara Esham asking if I would consider writing a book review for her series, “The Adventures of Everyday Geniuses.” Of course, I assumed it was spam mail. But a quick google search and email to Barbara confirmed the request was the real deal! After I emailed Barbara she included a link to her website www.mainstreamconnections.org. The website is filled [Read more…]
Dyslexia Clues We Missed
Dyslexia Clues We Missed Some of my most heartfelt posts are the ones recalling the details of my son’s dyslexia diagnosis when he was in kindergarten. There are so many misconceptions and fears about a suspected dyslexia diagnosis. I was asked by one reader what signs or clues our son displayed in preschool? Looking back, we did [Read more…]
Reluctant Reader Suggestions :Back to School Series
Hi everyone- How is your weekend? I wanted to kickoff the first Sunday in August with my new Back to School Sunday Series for the month of August: Suggestions related to reluctant readers, delayed readers or children diagnosed with dyslexia. Or, just for kids who would rather do anything BUT READ. It’s not about the label, [Read more…]
just another day in the life of a child with dyslexia.
My original goal for my blog was to share our personal experience with our son’s diagnosis of dyslexia in kindergarten. Or should I say his first year of kindergarten. So imagine our surprise when our son announced he is cured of dyslexia. And, with an early diagnosis and intervention, in many ways he is “cured.” [Read more…]
A parent’s perspective on dyslexia to educators and teachers
The following is my perspective on dyslexia. I have shared multiple dyslexia posts on NATW. One of my favorites is on the clues we missed. I wish more educators and teachers knew the complexities of this diagnosis. I remember after my child’s diagnosis I sat in on a special education class. I was so upset at how the aide talked [Read more…]
Dyslexia & Prepositions
Oh… I love my little guy! Listening to my son talk about his day is like playing a game of charades. He has all of the information and details in his head. It’s getting the words out that turns into 20 questions. And, prepositions are always fun to analyze! His words are not wrong. It’s just he [Read more…]
Dyslexia Resources for parents and educators
dyslexia resources Today I am sharing dyslexia resources for parents. These resources were invaluable for my husband and I when we were faced with our son’s dyslexia diagnosis. These dyslexia resources were recommended by the University of Colorado where our son was evaluated. The University of Colorado was one of three universities at the time that received funding from NIH for [Read more…]
Ideas to sneak in reading with struggling readers
~fun ways to sneak in learning~ Here are ideas to sneak in reading with struggling readers. As the parent of a child with dyslexia, I like to share suggestions that worked for our family. Because it takes the entire family to help a child struggling with reading. We learned through trial and error strategies, games, flashcards, books [Read more…]
Dyslexia suggestions for parents
Here are 5 dyslexia suggestions for parents. We found these suggestions to help our son who was diagnosed with dyslexia in kindergarten: 1. Visit your local library for books with audio cd’s. These are great for the car where your child can follow along with his book while the disc plays. 2. Consider an e-reader. The [Read more…]