RAR Best of: Is My Child Dyslexic?

Read-Aloud Revival ®

Sarah Mackenzie

Books, Homeschool, How To, Read-aloud, Kids & Family, Teaching From Rest, Reading, Education, Parenting

4.9 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Order While Everyone is Sleeping from Waxwing Books.

On today’s Best of Read Aloud Revival episode, I’m replaying one of our most popular episodes.

Without fail, at every homeschool conference, at least one person comes up to me and says, “Dyslexia was not even on my radar until I listened to the episode with Marianne Sunderland.”

And that’s because most of us don’t understand what dyslexia really is and the signals to look for in our kids. And we don’t know what to do when they do show signs of having a dyslexic brain.

It’s important to remember that a dyslexic brain is not a disorder. Nothing needs to be fixed. It’s the way God made your child’s brain. And it’s genetic, so it’s the way God made your brain or your husband’s brain too.

Dyslexia means your child processes language differently, which means we need to teach dyslexic brains in a way that makes sense to dyslexic brains.

If you have any academic frustrations with your kids of any age, listen to this episode. Even if dyslexia is nowhere on your radar, I encourage you to listen. You might be surprised.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

Dispelling myths about dyslexia as a learning disability or sign of low intelligence
Signs and signals to look out for beyond difficulties with reading
How homeschooling can provide better support for dyslexic kids than traditional schools

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Find the rest of the show notes at: readaloudrevival.com/is-my-child-dyslexic/

Transcript

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0:00.0	Did you know that our newest waxwing books are shipping now?
0:04.6	While everyone is sleeping, it's a bedtime story for adventurous souls featuring the world's
0:10.0	cutest shrew.
0:12.2	And a merry rump in a nighttime garden.
0:14.9	If you order while everyone is sleeping by October 2nd, 2023, you'll also get special
0:20.3	bonuses including the audio book, the printable Family Book Club Guide, and a special Zoom
0:25.8	event for your kids with me, the author.
0:29.1	After now, at waxwingbooks.com.
0:32.1	Hey, hey, Sarah McKinsey here, and this is the Redaloud Revival, the podcast that helps
0:43.9	your kids fall in love with books and helps you fall in love with homeschooling.
0:50.2	Today on the podcast, I'm sharing one of our more popular episodes.
0:55.1	I hear about this episode every time I travel to a homeschool conference without fail.
1:00.6	At least one person comes up to me and says, dyslexia was not even on my radar.
1:06.2	And then I listen to your podcast episode with Marianne Sunderland.
1:10.4	Here's the deal.
1:11.9	Most of us don't really understand what dyslexia is or what it looks like.
1:16.7	So we don't know the signals to look for.
1:19.2	We don't know what to do if our kids do show those signs of having a dyslexic brain.
1:23.6	So today I'm replaying that infamous episode with Marianne because it is so, so good.
1:30.5	Way more kids are dyslexic than we previously knew.
1:34.1	And this is not bad news because what we know is that a dyslexic brain is not a disorder.
1:39.5	We used to think of it as a learning disability or a learning disorder.
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