Public, Private or Homeschooling

Q. Is is better for a child to be homeschooled when they experience
these challenges, or can they still attend public schools?

A. Public schools who are willing to work with
you are often excellent places or these students

if you find the right outside professional to
provide the help your child needs, you will
often find public schools most cooperative
in terms of giving the accommodations your
child's needs -- private schools
are highly variable -- some are terrific
and some choose not to be flexible.

Homeschooling is an option, especially where
a parent is flexible, supportive and gets
the right professional help

the one warning is that Home School
Curriculums tend to be more logical,
sequential and auditory and do not
cater to the 3D Learner's needs

Please contact us if you have
found great curriculums for your child
at 1-866-411-2578 or 954-341-2578
from South Florida

Can Dyslexia Be Beat

Q Can Dyslexia be beat? My child was good at math, but now he is
behind in both reading comprehension and math word problems

A. Half of the 3D Learners we see are good in math and half
have a problem with learning their math facts

When it gets to math word problems,
virtually every 3D Learner has a very tough time

Dyslexia can be beaten and it often takes a collaborative
effort where
- You take the lead and understand your child's
strengths, challenges and incredible potential

- Schools are involved to get the right
accommodations our students are often very smart,
but it takes them longer to process information --
timed tests are brutal, because when they are
under time pressure, anxiety sets in,
tension soars and performance plummets.

Getting extra time on tests is very helpful and
consider a quiet setting where distractability
is less of an issue

- Find the right educational professional who
will teach the way your child learns

Can We Help After Many Struggles

Q. I would like to know if my daughters problems
  can be helped she has been in special ed at
  school for 3 yrs and we have spent $15,000
  at Sylvan trying to get her caught up and
  she is slowly improving but my husband is
  dyslexic and I notice her doing some of
   the same things

A. Great question from a committed mom. 
  We then asked:

1- Does your daughter remember places she has been?
   Mom said, "Yes she does, she can remember
   something that happened 3 years ago as if
   it just happened

   People tell me she has an incredible memory".

2- Does she learn best when she sees +
   experiences information?

   "Absolutely ", mom said, if I show it
   to her she has a much better chance
   and if she does something
   she really gets it"

3- Does your daughter have problems with
   the small words that,the, but except
   "She usually just skips those words
   and she does have real problems with
   the little words -- and the big
   words she gets

4- Does she have problems recognizing
   a word she has seen on a previous page
   "All the time", said mom,"she even has
   problems one or two lines later

5- Does she skip words or lines when reading
   "She does that too -- how do you know
   these things", mom asked,
   "she skips small words and lines"

6- Does she have trouble paying attention to
   that which is boring?

   "That's what I do not understand",
   mom said, "she can focus
   on a video game for hours,
   but give her something to read and
   no way can she pay attention"

7- Does she get anxious or frustrated
   "Yes, ask her to read in front of a
   group and she freezes", mom said,
   "and standardized tests get her
   "real anxious"

8- Does she excel at some things and
   struggle with others.  "That's the
   point I really don't understand", mom said,
   "when you talk to her you would think she
   is above grade level and when she reads
   something, YUK!!!".

Yes, we help smart struggling
children with committed parents

Dyslexia and Vision Issues

Parents often ask whether their child has Dyslexia or a Vision Challenge.

This is a great question

In a study, Dr. Paul Harris,
a well respected Baltimore
Developmental Optometrist,
found that 93% of the students
in Special Education had a
signficant vision issue.

These issues can include:
- Skipping words and lines when reading

- Reversing letters or numbers

- Difficulty copying off the board

Dyslexia is often a problem with words --
the student has difficulty understanding
what they read, putting their thoughts on
paper and with math word problems.

Standardized tests are even worse --
TEST ANXIETY becomes a major threat --
as tension goes up, performance goes down

We strongly recommend being tested for
both learning and vision challenges --
if both exist, we recommend
addressing them both.

We have seen too many people address
one or the other, with less than the best results

We have seen terrific results for parents
addressing both issues:
- A 2nd grader whose standardized
test scores went from the
18th to the 83rd percentile

- A 5th grade whose standardized
test scores went from the
48th to the 95th percentile

If you would like to have a
better understanding of your child's
learning and vision challenges,
consider our on-line assessment.

For a Free Look, go to
http://www.3dlearner.com/test

Or call Mark and Mira at 1-866-411-2578
or at 954-341-2578 from South Florida

Dyslexia and Vision Issues

Parents often ask whether their child has Dyslexia or a Vision Challenge.

This is a great question

In a study, Dr. Paul Harris, a well respected Baltimore Developmental Optometrist, found that 93% of the students in Special Education had a signficant vision issue.

These issues can include:
- Skipping words and lines when reading

- Reversing letters or words

- Difficulty copying off the board

Dyslexia is often a problem with words -- the student has difficulty understanding what they read, putting their thoughts on paper and with math word problems.

Standardized tests are even worse -- TEST ANXIETY becomes a major threat -- as tension goes up, performance goes down

We strongly recommend being tested for both learning and vision challenges -- if both exist, we recommend addressing them both.

We have seen too many people address one or the other, with less than the best results

We have seen terrific results for students addressing both issues:
- A 2nd grader whose standardized test scores
went from the 18th to the 83rd percentile

- A 5th grade whose standardized test scores went
from the 48th to the 95th percentile

If you would like to have a better understanding of your child's learning and vision challenges, consider our on-line assessment. For a Free Look, go to
http://www.3dlearner.com/test

Or call Mark and Mira at 1-866-411-2578 or at 954-341-2578 from South Florida