How to deal with having dyslexia in school?

write some letters backwards and mix up b and d I have realy bad handwriteing but I read and comprehend just fine I even like reading untill the words start moving around and I get a head ache. I dont have an iep and I wont be geting one. my mom is a...

reading teacher at my school when they say I have a problem she tells them she will deal with it at home because she is more than qualified and if there are more problems with me then it is because I am being lazy then flips out on me saying I make her look bad her being a reading teacher and haveing a dyslexic kid so she tells me to quit being lazy and start working. so my teachers say the same thing when they noice me messing up. they dont notice very much because I am very good at hideing it. I want to know some good stratigys I could use to help me not mess up as much adn make words stop moveing when I read. I can deal with it on my own I dont need help from my school or mom I just need to know how and what to do I can type ok byd I cant always type like at school and some things we arent aloud to take home

my father is dyslexic so I think I can help. a beginner technique is to simply go in a straight line with your index finger directly under the line of text. see if that helps at all.

ya I do that already with a piece of paper

I'm a dyslexia teacher and my son is dyspraxic/dysgraphic, so I maybe know how you and your mum feel. You sound pretty clever if you can hide most of it.

The problem with the words moving can be improved if you read on different coloured paper. The expensive thing is to get coloured glasses, but it sounds like you won't be allowed that at the moment.

For now, you could try photocopying onto different shades of paper, like pale pink, pale blue or pale green, or the best thing would be to get some coloured acetate and lay it over what you have to read.

I've seen friends try it - most of the colours make no difference, then suddenly they jump backwards in amazement because they've chosen the colour that works for them, and the words stop moving.

I really hope that might work for you - it's not 100% effective but if you found a colour that would stop the words moving it could make a big difference! Good luck with it and feel free to ask me any other questions.

where do I get coloured acetate?

where do I get coloured acetate?

OK, I think you can find it in craft shops (thin, flimsy stuff for making kid's crafts or wrapping presents). You could get much thicker, stronger stuff if you know someone who does lighting for school plays etc - my ex-boyfriend always had pieces of the stuff hanging around because he was into amateur dramatics. He called them 'gels' but they were thick pieces of acetate in different colours, which were put in front of the stage lights to change their colours.

I'll look on the web and see if I can find any stockists for you.

Good news - it's used for scrapbooking, so if you have a shop near you that stocks paper and tools for scrapbooking, they might have some, or be able to order you some.

Also - professional photo stores (photographers use them), theatre supply stores and music stores which stock gels for DJs. There's lots of info on this on the net!

ok im realy dyslexic and I was tested to conferm it and I just have to type every thing and it took a long time to learn to tyle because all leters look the same to me and stuff but trping works good

your moms a reading teacher m moms an english teacher lol I got the worst gramer out of every one at my school lol