Communication

Hello! I just tried to post you a reallylong detailed message on your subject but I lost it!!!! :?: So, now I will write you a summary of what I think I said :P It is not what you SAY it is HOW you say it - sincerity and respect for the parent is so very important!!!! This is from a parent of a child who was just diagnosed with a LD and I have been a teacher for 17 years! Hope this helps! (I bet you like this version better than you would of liked the 1,000 + words I wrote that was lost!!! :D ) Take care and good luck! KIM

Reillymom,

I’m new to the post, but inregaurd to your answer, you said it quit nicely.
I have LD, and I am 41. They recently found out what it was, after all they didn’t know what it was in the 80’s when I was growing up. But if I had know back then, what I know now, it would of been nicer if people would of treated me with respect, and asked a little nicer….
My daughter has it as well, with ADHD, and she is so bored, this summer, but hopefully that will change soon. Anyway, if people ask the questions in a different way, we might know how to answer them….
Good answer…
thanks

I was always told that its not the questions you ask, but how you ask them. Respect — unfortunately, I have worked with kids who are products of there families. Mom and Dad can’t read so why should the kids type of mentality. Help them understand what is going on rather than judging that they are not doing enough and writing them off. Be open and if you don’t know the answer be honest. Willingness to look into things are more appreciated, then giving an answer. I have an awesome teacher that would call a few days after IEP’s to make sure there were no new questions, after you had time to understand what was said and why. Parents usually know there children and what they need.

Hope this helps…..