- Your child’s poor scholastic results are not due to a lack of effort. Dyslexic children do not want to be different from their classmates. There is no point in telling them that they have seen a word 1'000 times because actually, they have never really “seen” it. The strange spellings that they produce come from a lack of understanding of what written language is all about. Many dyslexics have not understood that the order of the letters in a word should correspond to the order of the sound of that word.

- Always try to find something positive in what has been done. It’s not always easy but it is very important for your child because he/she only sees what’s wrong.

- Stay in the perspective of your child’s efforts by comparing his/her work only to his/her own previous work.

- Do not compare him/her negatively to others, and particularly not to yourself (nor to siblings, or to other children who have learning difficulties):

- If you are not dyslexic, a comparison would only be futile and demeaning.

- If you are dyslexic, remember that your child will not be living the same experience that you had. Each dyslexic is different and must deal with the situation according to his/her personality. Your child needs your support, not your stress and bad memories.

- Encourage him/her to participate in non-scholastic activities, in sports or in the arts, according to his/her character (shy/sociable, etc.).Family activities are excellent because they can reassure your child that school problems are not causing a change in your attitude towards him/her.

- During homework time, try to be present, or at least available, to explain things that were perhaps not understood at school. Giving all the answers is not a good way to help though. Your child must learn to do the bulk of the work by him/herself.

- Since the notion of time is generally weak in dyslexics, try as much as possible to establish a routine in the day’s schedule and encourage your child to follow it. Help him/her to get organised: clothes (choose and set out the previous night, prepare gym clothes), desk (with a clear space to work on), school materials; emphasise the personal touch (stickers or different colour notebooks, for example, that your child can choose for each subject).