I am not a parent but was the dyslexic child. However, I have parents who have raised a dyslexic child and this is the advice they gave to other parents of dyslexic children. Do note that I have copied this from the exact advice they gave to other parents and so do pardon the change in tone and speech. I believe my parents are best in their own words.​

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1.  It is not a function of IQ. So there is plenty of hope

2. It helps a lot if the child is determined. So as parents you must be totally encouraging. I mean totally!

3. There is no reason your child can't do very well with plenty of love and support from the family.

4. Don't count on the school. If they come in, it is a bonus.

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But, in summary:

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Kids have a good memory capacity. I highly recommend sitting with your child everyday and reading the Peter and Jane series together. Reading with them will also show your commitment and interest......then at the appropriate time take them to the library, start with high quality comics which our libraries have lots of. This is applying the skills they would have picked up from the P&J series. It would provide them with a sense of achievement and joy. Meanwhile forget about their grades in school. Just keep them interested. If you achieve this, in time they will do well. In a relative system, there are always plenty of demotivated students. A motivated kid is hard to beat but hard to nurture too. Think long term, the short term losses do not matter.

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May's comments:​

And it seems my Father's belief was well placed. From all their efforts, I now have five books in my name. In the short term I couldn't read. In the long term, I am an author.

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