How One Mom Taught Her Son to Read

http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/learning-with-dyslexia-doesn-t-come-easy/article_d52d460f-632f-55a1-87fe-4082952c832b.html

So Meehan-Rasby decided to find help for her son outside the district. 

Introduced to a teaching program known as the Spalding method, Meehan-Rasby hired tutors who worked individually with her son. He also spent four to six weeks each summer in Omaha, Neb., attending a Spalding school. 

Meehan-Rasby said assessments showed her son had a high IQ at the same time he had low test scores. And he worked hard at it, she said. "I didn't think it was ever going to happen," she said. "Somehow, this kid has learned to read."

Both Rasby and his mother feel strongly that the right intervention done early is a critical piece of the puzzle to help children with dyslexia.

"I just think that you need to recognize a child's individual problem and the severity of that problem and figure out a solution around it," Rasby said. "You almost have to go outside the system, which is sad to say."

Meehan-Rasby also believes the school system should do more. "They made a lot of accommodations in that elementary school for my kid, but I was just amazed I had to do that (bring in a private tutor). It's like taking your own medicine to the hospital."