LANGUAGE TEACHER NOT A SPEACH TEACHER?

The correct identification is either, LSH (language-speech-hearing) or SLP (speech-language-pathologist). They are trained to remediate language deficits and articulation deficits.

What kind of doctor tested your son?

You may have to find a way to get that daily half an hour outside school, especially if it took forever to get that half an hour a week inside school.
HOw old is your son? How does he do with other kinds of learning if they don’t involve reading? What’s he good at?
(Also, please take off the all caps key. Do people normally type with it on?)

It would help to know more about your son’s difficulty with ‘understanding written words’. Does he have trouble with reading? And how old is he?

A reading specialist might serve better than what the doctor seems to be asking for which is a speech-language pathologist. In the absence of the school doing more than they are - it’s hard to get them to do anything sometimes - a good suggestion is to read outloud to your son 20-30 minutes a day. That practice does no harm and can only do good.

Good luck.

I’m guessing that he has a language based learning disability and that is why the doctor suggested an SLP. Plus, some SLP’s do LiPS…but very rarely in public schools. He probably needs an SLP and a reading therapist. But the sad news is, if the child is severely dyslexic, you probably won’t get help at school.

You could post the test results from this evaluation if you want specific input.

Janis

I am wonderin gif the doc meant a reading teacher by “language teacher.” (Or, could even have been Language! Teacher and referring to the brand of reading program, tho’ I doubt it).

Good point, Sue! I think we’ll have to see some concrete info to figure it out!

Janis

Concerning the advice above, yes it’s a good thing to read to your child, but this is NOT going to teach him how to read.

You need to get a reading tutor who knows about scientifically based effective reading methods. Unfortunately, yes the school should be teaching reading, and no, most schools simply aren’t good at it so you will probably have to do something yourself.

You can hire a private tutor outside school — this is what I do, and even two hours a week can often really turn a kid around, when it’s genuinely one-to-one and focused and using effective methods. You can go to a center and have him given a program. Or, you can do what many parents here have done, get good materials and educate yourself to become an effective reading tutor. The choice of approach depends on which you have more of, money or time.

What kind of evaluation did the Dr. do or did you take him to a Neuropsyche? I would have the Dr…make a referral to a Speech and Language Pathologist for further testing and for a plan of remediation.

My daugther was severely dyslexic, that was why I became a Speech and Language Pathologist. If you fill us in on the details and the type of testing that was done and the results we can give you a better idea of a therapy plan. I am an SLP that works both privately and in the public schools, my speciality is literacy and dyslexia.