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Originally Posted by pdurrant
He may become a reader, but it's unlikely that his spelling will improve.
In my experience with dyslexic relatives, their spelling has to be algorithmic and conscious. For me, an incorrectly spelled word just looks wrong.
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My husbands spelling is atrocious not due to him being dyslexic (in all reality he has pretty much adapted perfectly to being dyslexic). He works in sales and deals with the written word and numbers all day and does great. But he has this constant label in his head that "I'm dyslexic so that will be too hard for me to do" when it comes to other things i.e.: reading a book, organizing things, sorting, etc (which is complete crap because when he HAS to do it, he does it wonderfully and it takes him no more effort than a non-dyslexic person).
But the spelling. Oh lord the spelling! I think it's because he does not make a conscious effort to learn/remember the difference between (their,there,they're) and (we're, where, ware) etc. He just googles, or asks me all the time and I tell him the answer. Which really, he should make an effort to learn, and I know READING would help out in that area too. Hey, it can't hurt right?
I guess I'm just looking at the other benefits for him (to help encourage him to try) as to why it's a good idea to try and read something other than just magazines about boats, etc. I know my husband. I know he would enjoy it once he sinks his teeth in, I just need to get him past this fear that "he can't" or it's "too hard" or "too daunting". And I really think the suggestion of short stories is a fantastic way to start.