It probably was there all along and not noticed because many
of the usual signs can also be part of normal development.
For example, there may be many books in which her language
skills compensated for her lack of actual reading skills.
She may have a good graps of whole words but lack the
phonetic skills to back her up when she comes to unfamiliar
words or when pictures are not available.

It is easy to label lazy and subborn when a child is fighting
to avoid some task they see as unsurmountable and the
parent/teacher is trying to get them to do something they
just can in a way that makes no sense to them.

Best way to determine if it is dyslexia/ADHD is to have a
full evaluation. Chances with a father with dyslexia/ADHD
and the symptoms that are being described your child has a
weakness at minimum which needs different teaching.
Dyslexics can learn to read if given a quality multi-sensory
reading program using a highly trained teacher when used with
the fidelity and intensity recommended.

Also, just because a child has 20/20 doesn't mean she doesn't
have functional vision problems. You can have 20/20 but
problems with the eyes working together which will cause
unstable vision. Only a developmental or behavioral
optometrist will be able to determine this. Other ODs don't
typically check for this problem.

On 6/25/09, Mom and Teacher wrote:
> Hi, I usually post on the pre-k and k boards but I have a
> concen with my daughter who is almost 8 and entering 3rd
> grade in the fall.
>
> When she was in kindergarten she could recognize all her
> letters and tell me what sound they made or tell me the
> letter that made a sound. She started out as a good
> reader and strong writer in 1st grade. Half way through
> the year she began to fall behind. She got some extra
> reading and writing help from our Reading Recovery teacher
> at our school and things were improving. Then in 2nd
> grade she was still somewhat a little behind and began to
> HATE anything that had to do with reading and writing.
>
> I've been raising her alone for most of her life and I
> have "babied" her and felt like it was my fault because
> she just seems lazy and is very stubborn. We also thought
> maybe it was her eyes. Her step Mom just called to let me
> know they took her to the eye doctor and she has 20/20
> vision. They also realized she doesn't know her
> letters!?!?!?!
>
> The only letters I am aware of her getting confused were
> the b and d. Her dad is dyslexic, ADHD and had a learning
> disability as a child. Can it take until a child is 6 or
> 7 before something like dyslexia or LD to show up?
>
> Thanks for any imput!

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