Popular Post ktgrok Posted August 30, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 30, 2021 To see my DD11, who struggled with Dyslexia so much, who despite learning her letters at 2 yrs old and wanting to read was still sounding out CVC words slowly in 2nd grade, curled up in her bed with a book almost every time I walk in her room! The girls LOVES books now! She is working through the summer reading package I got from Sonlight for her...she was reading other things over the summer so just got into them now. Mind you, we are using Bookshark F, so she already has a few chapters a day to read for that, so to also be choosing to read novels in her spare time makes me SO happy! She and I are talking about books, and just really bonding over this! When she was first diagnosed, I grieved. I was a bookworm growing up, I became a published author, books are my drug of choice and some of my best friends are fictional characters. Hearing that my daughter may never have that was SO hard. But she blew past our expectations and it is AWESOME!!! 52 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Awesome!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insertcreativenamehere Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 That is so wonderful! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 💖 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEmama Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 That’s amazing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemongoose Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 As a fellow lover of reading and a mother of 3 dyslexic boys, I totally understand the joy when they learn to love to read (beyond all your hopes). ❤️ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 I totally get it. Both my girls were verrrry late readers. It's a joy to see the payoff. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassia Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 It's really such a wonderful feeling! So happy for all of you who have gone through this. My Aspie was a late and struggling reader and turned into the best reader of all of my kids. I also grieved a bit when he was way behind in reading because reading affects so many other subjects and also I wanted him to know the joy of reading. I am very grateful he went to ps when he did and not today when kids are expected and pressured to read much earlier due to standardized testing. I think he would have gotten frustrated and it would have hurt his self-esteem in that case but instead he was able to catch up and excel at his own pace. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasProud Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Congratulations!! You have every right to be excited! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 How wonderful, @ktgrok! Happy reading to your daughter. Regards, Kareni 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopmom Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Both of my oldest kids were late readers and one grown one still struggles, but she still loves audiobooks & shares my love for books and characters that way 🙂 Have fun reading 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 So fun! I am happy for you and your Dd! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 44 minutes ago, Hilltopmom said: but she still loves audiobooks I'm glad to hear you say this, because this is where my ds is. Supposedly (per the testing) he reads quite well, but he has really not taken to eye reading. He'll do audiobooks for hours upon hours but eye reading only when compelled or useful (like reading my emails over my shoulder, haha). I think it's how his mix of issues come together (narrative language, social thinking, behavior, etc.), don't know. So I'm not wanting to take away from op's joy, because it's WONDERFUL that it has come together for her dd. I just keep trying. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordelia Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 I love this story! Way to go, ktgrok's DD! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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