1. What are similarities and differences between raising a child with dyslexia and raising a child without dyslexia?
   
   
2. What are the often desperate needs of a parent with a child with dyslexia, and what help can be offered?
   
   
3. Summarize the language difficulties that students with dyslexia often possess, and how these difficulties can complicate the assessment and intervention processes.
   
   
4. How can parents ease the stresses of and enhance communication with the student with dyslexia?
   
   
5. What guidelines should be followed when assessing the competence of professionals who will work with students with dyslexia?

Visit http://www.interdys.org. Read the Fact Sheets for parents — Getting the Best IEP for Your Child, Accommodating Students with Dyslexia in All Classroom Settings, and How to Find and Select an Academic Therapist.