Dyslexia in Fcps

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know this is more a pipe dream, but if schools aren't going to offer instruction proven effective for kids with dyslexia, aren't they required by FAPE to reimburse O-G tutoring?

Where does it say in the legislation that O-G is required for reading for a child with dyslexia to be considered FAPE? The programs they do use are "multi-sensory".

Do all schools provide programs that are proven effective for kids with dyslexia? Parents on here seem to indicate that many schools only provide more phonics-based instruction, RIT, and other pograms proven to be ineffective for teaching kids with dyslexia. If the only instruction provided doesn't work for kids with dyslexia, I would think that would fail the Appropriate part of FAPE ...

I understand reality ... schools don't want to spend money on one of the most common LDs and even if they did want to spend the money, most teachers are not trained. And most parents can either afford private schools and left or can't afford to sue the school anyhow. But it just strikes me that most of the time I hear from parents that the burden of providing appropriate reading instruction falls exclusively on families and the schools provide little to no effective instruction. So how is this legal?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:PP- Could you share your tutor details? DC was DX with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and add. High IQ so has been able to compensate and school missed it. (Did neuro on our own.)

Thanks!

I am the second PP with a DC with a similar make up and a large enough gap that he qualified for services. We found our Wilson certified tutor through the reading specialist at our school. She led me to a fellow reading specialist at a nearby school and we contracted with her privately. She was also experienced in many other reading programs and took DC on because of his profound issues. If the local reading specialists do not know, they can ask around their professional circle. DC went to her 2-3 times a week from 2nd grade to mid-7th. I would also recommend getting your DC up on keyboarding and scribing homework that DC can copy to practice keyboarding.

Whoever did the assessment is also a person to ask to get a recommendation for a tutor.

PP here- thank you. The person who did the assessment was pretty useless- one of my big parenting regrets. I'm navigating this without much guidance. In your view, is Wilson or O-G critical background? DC is seemingly mild on dyslexia/dysgraphia but I'm sure it's there. Unclear if working memory/ add issues should be focus with writing organization, for example. (Want to avoid overloading the kid!). Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Lab School posts a list of tutors with their training and certifications. Thought it might be helpful http://www.labschool.org/Page/Services/Tutoring

I will check it out! Thank you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP- Could you share your tutor details? DC was DX with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and add. High IQ so has been able to compensate and school missed it. (Did neuro on our own.)

Thanks!

I am the second PP with a DC with a similar make up and a large enough gap that he qualified for services. We found our Wilson certified tutor through the reading specialist at our school. She led me to a fellow reading specialist at a nearby school and we contracted with her privately. She was also experienced in many other reading programs and took DC on because of his profound issues. If the local reading specialists do not know, they can ask around their professional circle. DC went to her 2-3 times a week from 2nd grade to mid-7th. I would also recommend getting your DC up on keyboarding and scribing homework that DC can copy to practice keyboarding.

Whoever did the assessment is also a person to ask to get a recommendation for a tutor.

PP here- thank you. The person who did the assessment was pretty useless- one of my big parenting regrets. I'm navigating this without much guidance. In your view, is Wilson or O-G critical background? DC is seemingly mild on dyslexia/dysgraphia but I'm sure it's there. Unclear if working memory/ add issues should be focus with writing organization, for example. (Want to avoid overloading the kid!). Thanks!

If you're in VA, there is ECTutoring. They provide a variety of tutoring services including Wilson certified tutors. Wilson (or O-G) is critical to DS because he has severe dyslexia. I don't know if it would be necessary for your DC or not but you can talk to them about finding a good match based on what your DC needs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP- Could you share your tutor details? DC was DX with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and add. High IQ so has been able to compensate and school missed it. (Did neuro on our own.)

Thanks!

I am the second PP with a DC with a similar make up and a large enough gap that he qualified for services. We found our Wilson certified tutor through the reading specialist at our school. She led me to a fellow reading specialist at a nearby school and we contracted with her privately. She was also experienced in many other reading programs and took DC on because of his profound issues. If the local reading specialists do not know, they can ask around their professional circle. DC went to her 2-3 times a week from 2nd grade to mid-7th. I would also recommend getting your DC up on keyboarding and scribing homework that DC can copy to practice keyboarding.

Whoever did the assessment is also a person to ask to get a recommendation for a tutor.

PP here- thank you. The person who did the assessment was pretty useless- one of my big parenting regrets. I'm navigating this without much guidance. In your view, is Wilson or O-G critical background? DC is seemingly mild on dyslexia/dysgraphia but I'm sure it's there. Unclear if working memory/ add issues should be focus with writing organization, for example. (Want to avoid overloading the kid!). Thanks!

How old is your DC? Regarding the dysgraphia part, my DC found the graphic organizers to be extremely helpful in organizing writing. If you goolge "graphic organizer" you will find tons of free ones to use. Some are simple for the early grades and some are more complex as the student begins to write longer and more comples essays. They help funnel the ideas into organized pieces that can then be used to write the paragraph or essay. Work with a few to see which ones your DC likes. They are very visual. Another key is keyboarding. We had DC work on that in the summer- 15-20 minutes each day- again there are several different keyboarding aps/programs out there. My DC prefered 'Type to Learn". Scholastic has one too. Scribing homework is important until the keyboarding is up to snuff, so your DC can get out her ideas and wording while he/she thinks of it. After she/he scribes it to you, you can have her/him type it in to re-enforce the typing.

Regarding the dyslexia part, another reading program that is OG based is Barton and you can do it at home if a tutor doesn't work for you. The bonus is you can work it into your schedule and not be beholden to a set time and place. Another things, that I cannot stress enough, is using audio books. Those helped my DC immensely. It helped keep up his vocabulary, language ability and understanding of stories. It helped his writing too. You can have those in the car as you are driving around. They are really good on long trips.

Regarding the ADHD part, frequent breaks, dedicated spot for homework, dedicated time for homework, exercise before and after school (we walked to and from school in ES), set amount of time for homework- it is done after that regardless of it is completed (at least in ES)- that allow time for the additional reading. this is also where it is helpful to scribe- that helps shorten the time spent on homework. DC has fidgets while he listens to texts and does homework.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP- Could you share your tutor details? DC was DX with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and add. High IQ so has been able to compensate and school missed it. (Did neuro on our own.)

Thanks!

I am the second PP with a DC with a similar make up and a large enough gap that he qualified for services. We found our Wilson certified tutor through the reading specialist at our school. She led me to a fellow reading specialist at a nearby school and we contracted with her privately. She was also experienced in many other reading programs and took DC on because of his profound issues. If the local reading specialists do not know, they can ask around their professional circle. DC went to her 2-3 times a week from 2nd grade to mid-7th. I would also recommend getting your DC up on keyboarding and scribing homework that DC can copy to practice keyboarding.

Whoever did the assessment is also a person to ask to get a recommendation for a tutor.

PP here- thank you. The person who did the assessment was pretty useless- one of my big parenting regrets. I'm navigating this without much guidance. In your view, is Wilson or O-G critical background? DC is seemingly mild on dyslexia/dysgraphia but I'm sure it's there. Unclear if working memory/ add issues should be focus with writing organization, for example. (Want to avoid overloading the kid!). Thanks!

If you're in VA, there is ECTutoring. They provide a variety of tutoring services including Wilson certified tutors. Wilson (or O-G) is critical to DS because he has severe dyslexia. I don't know if it would be necessary for your DC or not but you can talk to them about finding a good match based on what your DC needs.

I will check them out. Thanks so much!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP- Could you share your tutor details? DC was DX with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and add. High IQ so has been able to compensate and school missed it. (Did neuro on our own.)

Thanks!

I am the second PP with a DC with a similar make up and a large enough gap that he qualified for services. We found our Wilson certified tutor through the reading specialist at our school. She led me to a fellow reading specialist at a nearby school and we contracted with her privately. She was also experienced in many other reading programs and took DC on because of his profound issues. If the local reading specialists do not know, they can ask around their professional circle. DC went to her 2-3 times a week from 2nd grade to mid-7th. I would also recommend getting your DC up on keyboarding and scribing homework that DC can copy to practice keyboarding.

Whoever did the assessment is also a person to ask to get a recommendation for a tutor.

PP here- thank you. The person who did the assessment was pretty useless- one of my big parenting regrets. I'm navigating this without much guidance. In your view, is Wilson or O-G critical background? DC is seemingly mild on dyslexia/dysgraphia but I'm sure it's there. Unclear if working memory/ add issues should be focus with writing organization, for example. (Want to avoid overloading the kid!). Thanks!

How old is your DC? Regarding the dysgraphia part, my DC found the graphic organizers to be extremely helpful in organizing writing. If you goolge "graphic organizer" you will find tons of free ones to use. Some are simple for the early grades and some are more complex as the student begins to write longer and more comples essays. They help funnel the ideas into organized pieces that can then be used to write the paragraph or essay. Work with a few to see which ones your DC likes. They are very visual. Another key is keyboarding. We had DC work on that in the summer- 15-20 minutes each day- again there are several different keyboarding aps/programs out there. My DC prefered 'Type to Learn". Scholastic has one too. Scribing homework is important until the keyboarding is up to snuff, so your DC can get out her ideas and wording while he/she thinks of it. After she/he scribes it to you, you can have her/him type it in to re-enforce the typing.

Regarding the dyslexia part, another reading program that is OG based is Barton and you can do it at home if a tutor doesn't work for you. The bonus is you can work it into your schedule and not be beholden to a set time and place. Another things, that I cannot stress enough, is using audio books. Those helped my DC immensely. It helped keep up his vocabulary, language ability and understanding of stories. It helped his writing too. You can have those in the car as you are driving around. They are really good on long trips.

Regarding the ADHD part, frequent breaks, dedicated spot for homework, dedicated time for homework, exercise before and after school (we walked to and from school in ES), set amount of time for homework- it is done after that regardless of it is completed (at least in ES)- that allow time for the additional reading. this is also where it is helpful to scribe- that helps shorten the time spent on homework. DC has fidgets while he listens to texts and does homework.

Wow- so many wonderful suggestions! DC is 4th grade. Thank you!!!!

Did your child practice keyboarding daily?

[Anonymous]

OP - You should request an assistive technology evaluation, ASAP. The school will respond faster if you put your request in the form of an email. State clearly you want an AT evaluation and not a screening or consultation for your DC.