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[quote=Anonymous]My DS is in K.  I recently asked his teacher about testing and she set up a meeting with the school administration.  The major concern they have is behavior.  He's had behavior problems all year that basically boil down to sensory seeking behavior (rolling around during calendar time, hugging other students, swinging his arms into other students ...) as well as him amusing himself at other students' expense instead of doing work (he cuts their papers, takes their crayons, put glue on a student's shoes, ...).  So I anticipate they will agree to at least an FBA if not additional testing for ADHD.

The thing is that I'm concerned about behavior but I'm also concerned about dyslexia.  He has family members with dyslexia and he met/meets almost every indicator for dyslexia for pre-readers.  However his teacher doesn't think he's behind.  He's able to read Set 2 Bob books with minimal help and he's enthusiastic about reading but he still doesn't know his short vowel sounds (he will read "Jon" as /jan/ or /jen/, sometimes both in the same story, for example).  We read to him every evening and now he reads 1-2 short books like the Bob books to me.  Every single time I have to help him with his vowel sounds.  I don't think he even hears the difference between /i/ and /e/.

Anyhow ... I'm anticipating some push back when I ask for dyslexia testing and I'm looking for advice on how to handle that.  He's not technically behind and he technically passed the PALS benchmarks (he met the benchmark after they administered one section a second time).  I've brought it up before with the teacher and she basically said that she attending a class recently on dyslexia (like a 2 hr training seminar) and she doesn't see it.  Has anybody else been in this situation?  I don't want to wait until he's already failing to start intervening.

I know the school isn't going to diagnose dyslexia and their testing isn't going to be all that great, but my plan is to pursue an IEE if we're not happy with the testing.  But in order to do an IEE, they have to actually do the testing in the first place.
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