9 Things Parents Should Do

By: Kimberly Stevens 

Inspired by Susan Barton

Parenting a child with dyslexia is an eye-opening experience. Your role is essential, inspirational, and challenging. This video highlights 9 things parents should do to support their child with dyslexia.

  1. What can you do to learn as much as you possibly can about dyslexia? Become a case manager for your child, and learn, learn, learn. 
  2. Explain what dyslexia is to your kiddo, and how they can learn best. 
  3. Find tutoring services for your child. Through all of your research, you are going to come across a term called Orton Gillingham. This is the only type of program available that is research based and scientifically proven to help support a child with dyslexia. 
  4. What are some homework accommodations you can start? 
  5. What classroom accommodations can be implemented at school?
  6. Research technology tools. There are a lot of technology tools available for a child with dyslexia. Do some research on what those are and how they can support your child best. 
  7. Find and grow your child’s gifted areas. They have many strengths, as well as talents, skills, abilities, hobbies, and interests; find their gifts and highlight those as much as possible. 
  8. Network with other parents with children with dyslexia and get to know one another. They’ve probably gone through some of the same struggles you have. 
  9. How can you take this information and help others? 

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