Teacher laughs at 8yo with Dyslexia?

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Hi, I have a daughter who is 8 and her whole life she has had to deal with Dyslexia and has trouble at school and often words and letters get all jumbled up in her head.

She has special help at school by a extra teacher who sits in the class at the back and sort of deals with the kids who need help but mostly she sits with my daughter.

Anyway the Normal teacher that looks after the whole class often puts my daughter on the spot with things and she gets embarrassed because all the kids sort of smirk when she messes up even though they all know her problem.

The teacher sort of encourages the other kids to laugh such as when my daughter gets something wrong she will laugh and the kids will do it too.

My daughter doesn't want to go to school because she is always afraid of having to read something out loud or anything and she cries alot.

I work in school hours but should I go early in the morning with my daughter and have a word with this teacher about her behaviour?
 
That is not right,
You should never laugh at a child.
Teacher's are suppose to help them and they are suppose to make mistakes.
Not be laughed at, then they won't want to try in fear of making a mistake.

Talk to her first thing next school day and just tell her how your daughter would rather she be more understanding and not laugh at her.
 
It sounds like your daughter probably has a guidance counselor or someone who assigned her to the status of needing the extra teacher. Go to that person and explain the situation including where you got the information from. If the situation isn't fixed go to the principal.
 
Definitely have a talk with the teacher. If you aren't in the class, you don't know exactly what is going on, just the child's view of what is going on, sometimes in times of stress students have a slightly different view from what is actually happening, especially if they believe they are backed into a corner. This is not to say your daughter is lying, it is just her point of view and emotions coming through.
Perhaps the teacher is not laughing at your daughter, but because of the embarrassment of the situation your daughter views it this way. Perhaps the teacher thinks she is helping the situation by getting your daughter to read aloud. Maybe she does not want it to seem as if your daughter is being treated as "special" and avoided in relation to answering questions like the rest of the class.
Talk to the teacher, explain how your daughter is feeling and come to an agreement so your daughter is not asked to read out aloud etc.
If no solution is found you may need to take it further.
 
Yes you should. I don't know what kind of person gets into teaching and acts this way to their students. How is that kind of behaviour supposed to encourage learning? Teachers who act this way have no place in a classroom.
 
Absolutely. If what your saying is true it could be classed as bullying.
Talk to the teacher and tell her the effect it is having on your daughter. Im sure by you going in to see the teacher it will be resolved as it could just be a misunderstanding. If it continues go the headteacher and tell them you will take it further if it isnt sorted.

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