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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It sounds like you're in DC? A new law changed the time to 90 days from 120 days. These are calendar days, not school days, so the clock does not stop over the summer. There is no reason you should have to wait 3 weeks for the initial meeting. You want the testing done now so that support is in place when school begins. Put everything in writing and be sure to ask for a meeting to determine IEP eligibility -- don't let them string out the process with referrals to RTI or student support teams.[/quote]

Thanks - this is my concern that they are going to push it out.  In the email that I sent today I asked for testing to determine if he has a learning disability.

What is RTI?  I am not familiar with that term.[/quote]

RTI is response to intervention. The way they pretend to be doing something, while still avoiding granting an actual IEP.[/quote]

RTI has been shown to be worse than ineffective for kids with dyslexia.
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Well, the OP doesn't actually know that her kid has dyslexia.  Slow to recognize letters sounds particularly vague and being an older kid in the class will have nothing to do with it.  FWIW, OP, my very dyslexic kid could recognize all letters by 3 but couldn't connect the sounds to the letters.
Here's a list of other things to look for:  https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/dyslexia/understanding-dyslexia[/quote]

Yes ... I think the important piece here is the OP doesn't know what her DC's difficulty is.  Going to RTI as an intermediary step is going to delay identification of the problem and is not going to address the problem if it is dyslexia.

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