How parents can support their dyslexic child.

How parents can support their dyslexic child.

Parents come to us asking how they can support their child academically or how they can help them manage the child’s anxiety, frustration or low self-esteem.

For some parents helping with spelling, their writing or reading can be difficult, especially when dyslexia is hereditary and the parents can also be dyslexic.

Neil Mackay, International Dyslexic Expert states that 80% of a learning difference is heightened anxiety with learning, low self esteem and frustration.

Improving self- esteem, reducing anxiety about learning and understanding frustration will help the child, teen or adult dyslexic learn better academically as their brain will be able to engage better. There are still other factors that make an impact, the environment (how noisy etc), the challenges with dyslexia (processing verbal information, short term memory challenges etc) and teaching instruction. If parents work in this 80% learning stress part it will make a difference for their child.

Our workshop Growing Stars focuses specifically on this learning stress and increasing awareness and knowledge for the children and parents. Click here to find out more about our Growing Stars Workshops.

Chris Cole

Learning Difference Advisor

Nov 2022