Where to send a kid with Profound Dyslexia? Rejected everywhere.

[Anonymous]

OP again. I just can’t thank everyone enough for these suggestions. We didn’t know there were options beyond Lab, Siena and Oakwood. And DC is in a place between those schools and KTS. We liked KTS a lot when we visited. What an amazing director and admissions team. They are wonderful! But they themselves said it wasn’t the right fit for DC and would be too restrictive.

[Anonymous]

Op again. For those who said “move” districts. We cannot. We have two other kids who are older and happy and doing well in HS.

[Anonymous]

It would not be right to move districts for one child when two other kids are happy and doing well. Lindamood bell. ASDEC with or without private or with public. That’s the solution. Look at schools like lab, Chelsea, etc if they can get in. But focus on ASDEC now that you’re accepted. And make that the priority. Even if it means missing school. Public and ASDEC. Or private and ASDEC.

[Anonymous]

I put up a separate post about a Chelsea event this Thursday evening. I really hope you find a good fit.

[Anonymous]

Move to Virginia

[Anonymous]

Since you’re in NoVa, have you looked at Linder in Alexandria?

[Anonymous]

+1 to trying Linder and Chelsea.
How far are you from Baltimore?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op again. For those who said “move” districts. We cannot. We have two other kids who are older and happy and doing well in HS.

Wait. Your older kids did well in the public option, despite fights and bullying, but you think your youngest, due to severe dyslexia, wouldn't be able to do well?

I think you need to stay where you are and pay for intensive OG tutoring several times a week; and if any issues crop up at the middle school, be extremely reactive and file bullying forms immediately.

[Anonymous]

Can you do a COSA due to bullying?

[Anonymous]

Op, I think it’s great people are suggesting other schools but if money and time are issues, you will have to consider that any school is going to need you to supplement. At this level of behind KTS would need you to supplement. I know kids at all of these schools who have still had to do ASDEC. They’re not panaceas for this level of impact. Try the online option for schooling so you can be really flexible with tutoring times. We just graduated so I know our amazing tutor has space.

[Anonymous]

I am a little confused about the "Lab School is too expensive" line of thinking, given that Lab School's tuition is the same or slightly lower than other schools mentioned here.

Lab School is hard to get into, and has other issues. I'm not saying it is or isn't a solution to OP's problem. But if OP can afford KTS they can afford Lab.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am a little confused about the "Lab School is too expensive" line of thinking, given that Lab School's tuition is the same or slightly lower than other schools mentioned here.

Lab School is hard to get into, and has other issues. I'm not saying it is or isn't a solution to OP's problem. But if OP can afford KTS they can afford Lab.

Lab School starts at $65k which is significantly higher than other programs mentioned in this thread. And that $65k tuition does not include additional therapies like speech and OT. Chelsea, Jemicy, Oakwood, Siena are all less and some include therapies in tuition. KTS also includes therapies in tuition.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op again. For those who said “move” districts. We cannot. We have two other kids who are older and happy and doing well in HS.

Wait. Your older kids did well in the public option, despite fights and bullying, but you think your youngest, due to severe dyslexia, wouldn't be able to do well?

I think you need to stay where you are and pay for intensive OG tutoring several times a week; and if any issues crop up at the middle school, be extremely reactive and file bullying forms immediately.

Op here. Based on older sibling’s negative special-ed experience in the zoned middle school we cannot send our youngest there - youngest DC has significantly more special needs, profound language-based learning disabilities/complex profile. If the public school struggled and failed to help the older sibling with milder disabilities there’s *no way* they will succeed with DC academically, never mind the social implications and environment with bullying and disciplinary issues, weekly fights, kids busted with knives, etc.

We were able to transfer the older sibling to a different school in the district and older sibling is now doing well since getting away from bad experience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op again. For those who said “move” districts. We cannot. We have two other kids who are older and happy and doing well in HS.

Wait. Your older kids did well in the public option, despite fights and bullying, but you think your youngest, due to severe dyslexia, wouldn't be able to do well?

I think you need to stay where you are and pay for intensive OG tutoring several times a week; and if any issues crop up at the middle school, be extremely reactive and file bullying forms immediately.

Op here. Based on older sibling’s negative special-ed experience in the zoned middle school we cannot send our youngest there - youngest DC has significantly more special needs, profound language-based learning disabilities/complex profile. If the public school struggled and failed to help the older sibling with milder disabilities there’s *no way* they will succeed with DC academically, never mind the social implications and environment with bullying and disciplinary issues, weekly fights, kids busted with knives, etc.

We were able to transfer the older sibling to a different school in the district and older sibling is now doing well since getting away from bad experience.

So... can you do the same for youngest?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:+1 to trying Linder and Chelsea.
How far are you from Baltimore?

+3 for Linder. All kids get OG, and kids are grouped by where they are, not age, and your kid wouldn’t be the only one working grade levels behind. They also have a summer camp, but a summer intensive in dyslexia probably makes more sense. (But kids start Linder at all sorts of random times, so you probably could seek admission now rather than waiting until fall.)