My 6-year-old daughter hates school and always has. She scores terribly on standardized tests, she’s behind in reading, she throws tantrums at home over homework, and she constantly writes number and letters backward. We’ve asked multiple educators if she could be dyslexic and they tell us no, that she’d be father behind if she was. I just want to help her, but the resources seem hard to find. Can you possibly help us know where to turn for help?

I wonder if you know: are there peer reviewed, scientifically controlled research articles demonstrating the efficacy of the Davis Method of treating dyslexia and of his Young Learner methods? As a classroom teacher, I don't like one-size-fits-all solutions and would like to be guided by evidence-based science in my choice of methods.

My question is this: Is the APD diagnosis further evidence of his dyslexia or is APD a secondary condition that could occur independently of my son's dyslexia?

I assess for DSA purposes. I enjoyed your text on automaticity. The driving analogy made it so clear to cascade to students. Just one query: Why would a student know the word, letter, object, etc., but not be able to get it out?

I am seeking clarification for distinguishing word retrieval problems as opposed to rapid automatized naming. What is the difference?

I am somewhat shocked at how little information is available for researching dyslexia for schools in the United States. My biggest problem is trying to find those schools that might have some kind of access to financial aid programs. If you know of a site that might have some kind of "outline" that broaches this subject and might help me bring my search closer together, I would be extremely grateful.

I’m writing to you about my sister’s daughter. She just turned four, has been in speech therapy for a year both through school and with a private speech therapist that comes to the house, and I still cannot understand a word she says. She drops endings and her articulation is far from clear. My sister says that she is in a bad habit of talking too fast and when you make her slow down, you can understand what she is saying. But I think the root of the problem is the way she processes language. Something is definitely not right and I'm afraid she has severe speech problems.

I'm writing about my 3-year-old daughter. I'm working with her at home to get her ready for school next year and I have noticed that she is writing upside down and backwards. As I live in Canada, I was wondering if there is a place around my area that I could take her to get looked at. I’m very concerned about her writing and I really need some help.