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When Lily was 4 years of age she began having issues with nursery rhymes and continued to have trouble learning. Then she had trouble learning her alphabet and I was told by her teacher that Lily might need extra support in her educational development and she provided me resources to provide Lily the support she needs.

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Signs of dyslexia can be difficult to recognize before your child enters school, but some early clues may indicate a problem. Once your child reaches school age, your child's teacher may be the first to notice a problem. Severity varies, but the condition often becomes apparent as a child starts learning to read.

Before school

Signs that a young child may be at risk of dyslexia include:

Late talking

Learning new words slowly

Problems forming words correctly, such as reversing sounds in words or confusing words that sound alike

Problems remembering or naming letters, numbers and colors

Difficulty learning nursery rhymes or playing rhyming games

Dyslexia while attending school

Once your child is in school, dyslexia signs and symptoms may become more apparent, including:

Reading well below the expected level for age

Problems processing and understanding what he or she hears

Difficulty finding the right word or forming answers to questions

Problems remembering the sequence of things

Difficulty seeing (and occasionally hearing) similarities and differences in letters and words

Inability to sound out the pronunciation of an unfamiliar word

Difficulty spelling

Spending an unusually long time completing tasks that involve reading or writing

Avoiding activities that involve reading

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Dyslexia Basics

Do you think your child or student might have dyslexia? "Dyslexia Basics," a factsheet by International Dyslexia Association, tells you the definition, symptoms, causes and effects. Find out how to help.
International Dyslexia Association
40 York Road, 4th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21204

(410) 296-0232 Tel
(410) 321-5069 Fax

Regional center

Regional Centers are private non-profit organizations that are set up throughout the state of California and divided up by regions. The Regional Centers are responsible for providing services and support to those with developmental disabilities and their families all over the state of California and ultimately upholds the laws set forth by the Department of Developmental Services (DDS).

Regional Centers are responsible for providing diagnosis and assessment of eligibility and they help plan, access, coordinate and monitor the services and supports that are needed because of a developmental disability.

After eligibility is determined then a Service Coordinator is typically assigned to help develop a plan for services, explain where services are available, and help you obtain the approved services for your child.

Contact information of the regional center:
Every Child Achieves, Inc.
6400 Laurel Canyon Blvd #550
N. Hollywood, CA 91606
Phone: (800) ECA-8860
Fax: (866) ECA-8160
Email Address: info@everychildachieves.com

California Dyslexia Guidelines

For information about publications and educational resources available from the California Department of Education, please visit the CDE's Educational Resources Catalog page or call the CDE Press sales office at 1-800-995-4099.

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A teacher's accomodation for a child with Dyslexia

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A teacher's accomodation for a child with Dyslexia

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A child might find it very helpful if they have step by step instructions.

A reading guide that helps the student understand the main ideas and sort out the multiple details related to the main ideas. An example is, creating the reading guide paragraph-by-paragraph, page-by-page.

Assistive Technology

Speech recognition software. ...

Text-to-speech software.

Mind mapping software

Scanning software and hand reading pens

Spell checkers that are specifically designed with dyslexia in mind to automatically make corrections to written communications.

Tablets, Smartphones and Applications

Computer based learning programs.

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https://dmh.lacounty.gov/our-services/developmental-disabilities/regional-centers/

State of California Department of Developmental Services (DDS) states that developmental disabilities “include intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, autism and related conditions.”

https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/ac/documents/cadyslexiaguidelines.pdf

California Dyslexia Guidelines was prepared under the direction of the Special Education Division of the California Department of Education (CDE).

https://dyslexiala.org/resources

The Los Angeles County Branch of the International Dyslexia Association is comprised of professionals, parents, and adults with dyslexia interested in expanding public awareness of the nature of dyslexia and other language-based learning disabilities and providing accurate information about effective treatment and remediation.

https://dyslexiaida.org/contact/

to create a future for all individuals who struggle with dyslexia and other related reading differences so that they may have richer, more robust lives and access to the tools and resources they need

https://achieve.lausd.net/sped

Provide leadership, guidance, and support to the school community in order to maximize learning for all students within an inclusive environment so that each student will contribute to and benefit from our diverse society.

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I feel very proud of being my child's parent. I was blessed to have such an amazing child. My child learns from me just like I learn from her everyday.

My daughter learns different from other children just like they leaarn different than my daughter. We all have our ways of learning and that is how she is different from other children. My child needs accomodations and my support in order to advance in her educational development. While other children might need other type of support. Despite her struggles she has, she manages to advance in her education.

I deal with  is The Los Angeles County Branch of the International Dyslexia Association. The services they provide me with are, workshops, support groups, dyslexia simulations, local educational therapy, and assessment.

Lilys teacher Ms. Torres told me about the services The Los Angeles County Branch of the International Dyslexia Association and the services they provide.

I am a single mother strugguling financialy.  I have to miss work constantly due to the meetngs I have to attend to at lilys school. Additionally, I currently do not have a car and I have to give most of my attention and to lily. Unfortunately, time only allows me to be a part time at my job.

Dyslexia does not define who you are. We are all unique and have different characteristics. With or without dilexia we can accomplish our goals.

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I included a link that might help parents get an idea of what children with dyslexia might experience.

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Experience visual dyslexia for 57 seconds... how text appears with Scotopic Sensitivity (dyslexia)