SLD in MoCo ES-what program?

[Anonymous]

If you have a specific learning disability code (and your kid is not gifted) in MoCo what kind of program is your kid in? I don't understand how there's a GT/LD program but no plain LD program.

[Anonymous]

I am assuming elementary school. Most children with IEP's (of all codes) are taught in their neighborhood school with special ed teachers. In the past there have been different names for these inclusion programs, but the county is trying to change them all to homeschool models (kids stay in their neighborhood school). If a child does not make progress toward their goals, then a different program is suggested. Most children diagnosed with an SLD are able to be served at their neighborhood school.

[Anonymous]

This is OP. I am asking for specific personal experience. No, most kids with LDs cannot be served by their home schools. If your kid is dyslexic MoCo does not employ staff with training in any of the specialized reading methodologies that dyslexic kids need to learn to read. I want to know "what different program."

[Anonymous]

Most children with learning disabilities are served in their home schools, but MCPS also has a "Learning and Academic Disability" program that serves students with LD, and other kids with similar needs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is OP. I am asking for specific personal experience. No, most kids with LDs cannot be served by their home schools. If your kid is dyslexic MoCo does not employ staff with training in any of the specialized reading methodologies that dyslexic kids need to learn to read. I want to know "what different program."

NP here. So what happens to kids with dyslexia? Where I am moving from the elementary school screens kids in first grade for dyslexia and one of the school speech therapists is assigned to work with kids who have dyslexia. Is this not the case in MCPS or other districts?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is OP. I am asking for specific personal experience. No, most kids with LDs cannot be served by their home schools. If your kid is dyslexic MoCo does not employ staff with training in any of the specialized reading methodologies that dyslexic kids need to learn to read. I want to know "what different program."

You are right about MCPS not having dyslexic trained staff in schools. I have a GT child, but he was not identified as such in ES, due to the masking of the SLD. I begged from K-3rd for and IEP and appropriate reading instruction. I got IEP but no one was traines in OG, Wilson or other similar programs. We were td kid had to be 2 years behind to qualify for Wilson. We finally gave up and placed child privately at Siena school where reading and writing progress was rapid.

Sorry I don't have better news. My sense is that MCPS. cannot dealing with dyslexia, one of the most basic SLD's and one which is well known how to remediate.

[Anonymous]

No, kids with dyslexia and other ld's are taught by a special ed teacher. This can be very frustrating if the assigned special ed teacher does not "specialize" in your child's disability. There is no other program just for an sld.

[Anonymous]

Do you all think things are complicated in MCPS bc its a county school district? I am the Np above who mentioned the speech therapist assigned to dyslexic kids and Im getting concerned from posts Im seeing bc Im moving from a small town district to MCPS and am wondering if this was the wrong move for my child??

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is OP. I am asking for specific personal experience. No, most kids with LDs cannot be served by their home schools. If your kid is dyslexic MoCo does not employ staff with training in any of the specialized reading methodologies that dyslexic kids need to learn to read. I want to know "what different program."

NP here. So what happens to kids with dyslexia? Where I am moving from the elementary school screens kids in first grade for dyslexia and one of the school speech therapists is assigned to work with kids who have dyslexia. Is this not the case in MCPS or other districts?

SLPs in MCPS only work on oral language disorders. Children with dyslexia would work with a reading specialist or special ed teacher.

OP, some schools have staff trained in those specific methodologies if they've done it independently. Most of the schools I've worked in have offered at least Wilson.

-MCPS SLP

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is OP. I am asking for specific personal experience. No, most kids with LDs cannot be served by their home schools. If your kid is dyslexic MoCo does not employ staff with training in any of the specialized reading methodologies that dyslexic kids need to learn to read. I want to know "what different program."

NP here. So what happens to kids with dyslexia? Where I am moving from the elementary school screens kids in first grade for dyslexia and one of the school speech therapists is assigned to work with kids who have dyslexia. Is this not the case in MCPS or other districts?

SLPs in MCPS only work on oral language disorders. Children with dyslexia would work with a reading specialist or special ed teacher.

OP, some schools have staff trained in those specific methodologies if they've done it independently. Most of the schools I've worked in have offered at least Wilson.

-MCPS SLP

It's the shame of our schools. SLPs could be working on reading issues and special ed teachers should be certified in evidence based reading programs.

If your kid is dyslexic, consider outside tutoring. ASDEC's pretty good.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is OP. I am asking for specific personal experience. No, most kids with LDs cannot be served by their home schools. If your kid is dyslexic MoCo does not employ staff with training in any of the specialized reading methodologies that dyslexic kids need to learn to read. I want to know "what different program."

NP here. So what happens to kids with dyslexia? Where I am moving from the elementary school screens kids in first grade for dyslexia and one of the school speech therapists is assigned to work with kids who have dyslexia. Is this not the case in MCPS or other districts?

SLPs in MCPS only work on oral language disorders. Children with dyslexia would work with a reading specialist or special ed teacher.

OP, some schools have staff trained in those specific methodologies if they've done it independently. Most of the schools I've worked in have offered at least Wilson.

-MCPS SLP

It's the shame of our schools. SLPs could be working on reading issues and special ed teachers should be certified in evidence based reading programs.

If your kid is dyslexic, consider outside tutoring. ASDEC's pretty good.

To be honest, I'm already nearly at the top of my caseload limit (65) just working on oral language disorders. There are plenty of people who can address reading. There's nobody else in the school who can do what I do with the other kids. I think that part at least is a very smart decision of labor. Very, very few SLPs are certified in reading remediation. It's not part of our standard Master's training.

The reading certifications for teachers and reading specialists I know less about, but I do know that every school is offering a specific program. Some just offer more than one. It's public school, and if you want something done exactly the way you want it for your child, a tutor or private may be the better option. We'd all like to do more, but nobody wants to fund it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is OP. I am asking for specific personal experience. No, most kids with LDs cannot be served by their home schools. If your kid is dyslexic MoCo does not employ staff with training in any of the specialized reading methodologies that dyslexic kids need to learn to read. I want to know "what different program."

NP here. So what happens to kids with dyslexia? Where I am moving from the elementary school screens kids in first grade for dyslexia and one of the school speech therapists is assigned to work with kids who have dyslexia. Is this not the case in MCPS or other districts?

SLPs in MCPS only work on oral language disorders. Children with dyslexia would work with a reading specialist or special ed teacher.

OP, some schools have staff trained in those specific methodologies if they've done it independently. Most of the schools I've worked in have offered at least Wilson.

-MCPS SLP

It's the shame of our schools. SLPs could be working on reading issues and special ed teachers should be certified in evidence based reading programs.

If your kid is dyslexic, consider outside tutoring. ASDEC's pretty good.

To be honest, I'm already nearly at the top of my caseload limit (65) just working on oral language disorders. There are plenty of people who can address reading. There's nobody else in the school who can do what I do with the other kids. I think that part at least is a very smart decision of labor. Very, very few SLPs are certified in reading remediation. It's not part of our standard Master's training.

The reading certifications for teachers and reading specialists I know less about, but I do know that every school is offering a specific program. Some just offer more than one. It's public school, and if you want something done exactly the way you want it for your child, a tutor or private may be the better option. We'd all like to do more, but nobody wants to fund it.

Are there reading specialists in each school
at least? Im sure that could help, right?

[Anonymous]

There are reading specialists but they are not trained in LD methods. The county has one way of teaching reading and if your kid doesn't get it tough luck.

[Anonymous]

This is a big complaint about MCPS, OP, and I don't know anyone who has found a solution except for tutors. It's luck of the draw whether a specific school has someone who can help with dyslexia and it changes from year to year. They will also tell you you can't specify specific programs like Wilson in the IEP.

[Anonymous]

I don't think there are reading specialists in each school are there but I could be confused.