Do you have your dyslexic/adhd child at a traditional school??

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If so, how’s it going? Looking for middle school and above experiences. If a private school and you’re willing to share name, that’d be appreciated. Also interested in cabin John/Churchill experiences. Thanks!!

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Nope--lab.

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Anonymous wrote:Nope--lab.

Thanks. We are looking at Lab.

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Mine was, first at a k-8 then a 9-12 school. Accomodations at both, some bumps, and grades that didn’t always reflect understanding of the material but got through it reasonably well. We considered Lab, and she was accepted there for 5th grade, but decided not to make the move.

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Anonymous wrote:Mine was, first at a k-8 then a 9-12 school. Accomodations at both, some bumps, and grades that didn’t always reflect understanding of the material but got through it reasonably well. We considered Lab, and she was accepted there for 5th grade, but decided not to make the move.

Thanks! Why did you decide against Lab?

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DD is at a Pk-8 private (in another state where we live so the name won't help). Very small private,not special needs specific. For the first time in her life, she is getting straight A's. The school is kind of an underground SN school (special needs-friendly, basically). We add extra supports (she takes private tutoring while the other kids are in Spanish, which we pay for). It has worked out well for her.

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Anonymous wrote:Mine was, first at a k-8 then a 9-12 school. Accomodations at both, some bumps, and grades that didn’t always reflect understanding of the material but got through it reasonably well. We considered Lab, and she was accepted there for 5th grade, but decided not to make the move.

Has she graduated? If so, is she going to college?

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Anonymous wrote:If so, how’s it going? Looking for middle school and above experiences. If a private school and you’re willing to share name, that’d be appreciated. Also interested in cabin John/Churchill experiences. Thanks!!

Our DC was in public school from K-12. He is now in his first year at college. We are in Fairfax County, McLean pyrimid. Twice we looked at private,once in 3rd grade and once in 7th grade. Middle School was very difficult from the parent/administration side. He did well, but we had to fight to keep his accommodations and educate about his mix of issues. He was and is a complex kid. HS, on the other hand, was really great.

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Anonymous wrote:If so, how’s it going? Looking for middle school and above experiences. If a private school and you’re willing to share name, that’d be appreciated. Also interested in cabin John/Churchill experiences. Thanks!!

Our DC was in public school from K-12. He is now in his first year at college. We are in Fairfax County, McLean pyrimid. Twice we looked at private,once in 3rd grade and once in 7th grade. Middle School was very difficult from the parent/administration side. He did well, but we had to fight to keep his accommodations and educate about his mix of issues. He was and is a complex kid. HS, on the other hand, was really great.

Hi--I am in this pyramid and was considering going private for middle school and then public for high. Can you share what was different about the experience?

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What accommodates did you most need to fight for? DSis in 6th now. I've found it challenging already with three different teachers, while at the same time working toward him advocating for himself. Knowing pitfalls would be so appreciated.

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Anonymous wrote:If so, how’s it going? Looking for middle school and above experiences. If a private school and you’re willing to share name, that’d be appreciated. Also interested in cabin John/Churchill experiences. Thanks!!

Our DC was in public school from K-12. He is now in his first year at college. We are in Fairfax County, McLean pyrimid. Twice we looked at private,once in 3rd grade and once in 7th grade. Middle School was very difficult from the parent/administration side. He did well, but we had to fight to keep his accommodations and educate about his mix of issues. He was and is a complex kid. HS, on the other hand, was really great.

Hi--I am in this pyramid and was considering going private for middle school and then public for high. Can you share what was different about the experience?

Things are a bit different now. At the middle school, Head of Special Ed’s first day was also my DC’s first day and thus hadn’t had enough experience to get her spine. She has it now, which is a good thing. There is a lack of desire at the top for kids in the advanced classes to have many accommodations, but it is doable and they have done it. DC had to advocate in the classroom (which was a good thing)and “turned” many teachers. (His 7th grade science teacher was the most against all of his accommodations, but she was his biggest advocate by the end of the year). It was hard for him to be the ginnea pig. I have heard from people down the change that somethings are better. What turned the course for us in MS was getting to the right person at “Gatehouse”, who came and educated the administration and the reading teacher in 7th grade. She basically reiterated everything was had been saying and backed us up.

At the HS, the Head of Special ED- for LDs was great. DC or I would contact her is there was a problem. The biggest problem was getting his electronic books in a timely manner. I am a member of SEPTA’s special populations subcommittee and one of my goals is to have someone in the county be the person (or maybe two or three) who knows how to do this inside and out and can do it faster. There was too much of a learning curve at the HS level as they do not have to do this very often in the classes that DC was taking. At the HS, his teachers were all on board. DC would email them at the beginning of each year introducing himself and seeing if they had any questions regarding his accommodations. From 6th grade or so, we slowly stepped back. Because of the contentiousness of his 7th grade IEP, he did not attend, but he attended all the ones after that. By, 11th grade he was running the show and we were in the room, but as backup. Another thing I have on my goal sheeet is to improve the transition from HS to college. The experience at the HS was mainly for NOVA and GMU and nothing beyond. Again, it may have to be a few people in the county to become experts in this as there are not enough students at the HS level to foster expertise. DC had a great HS experience and was able to excell in the advanced classes with his accommodations.

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Yes, 6th grade at FCPS. My child had a 504 until last year. This year accommodations are in IEP. No special ed services because she's a strong student. Every year we have to discuss accommodations and stay on top of it.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, 6th grade at FCPS. My child had a 504 until last year. This year accommodations are in IEP. No special ed services because she's a strong student. Every year we have to discuss accommodations and stay on top of it.

How did you get an IEP without any specialized instruction? Accommodations can be included in an IEP but without any special instruction it isn't valid?

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, 6th grade at FCPS. My child had a 504 until last year. This year accommodations are in IEP. No special ed services because she's a strong student. Every year we have to discuss accommodations and stay on top of it.

How are you able to keep an IEP without any special ed services? I thought the difference btwn placement on an iep and 504 was that in the former the student needed special ed?

Or are you saying your child is fully mainstreamed and gets all special instruction from teacher?

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Op, I would read posts about dyslexia and ADHD accommodations on wright's Law. You may also want to consider getting an IEP consultant to help you build a good IEP. Usually testing that diagnoses LDs include recommendations,

The exceptional schools fair is coming up in November at AU. Tour relevant schools--lab, Siena, kingsbury, commonwealth, jeimcy, summit schoolcome to mind. Oak wood only goes through 8th and the Chelsea school is just middle school.