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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here just getting back to this thread.  Thank you so much for your responses.  We are in FCPS with a first grader who is "slightly" below grade level (DRA 3 in first grade as of a month ago).  DH doesn't want school testing because he's worried about the stigma.  I think he's being stupid.  Money is not really an issue, we can find $3000.

I do like the idea of starting with a tutor - any recommendations on how I find one and how expensive it will be?[/quote]

You want a tutor who is trained in and is using an Orton Gillingham method/curriculum. Works for dyslexic kids and not dyslexic kids. Expect to pay a lot - $80-$120 per hour. That said, if your daughter is dyslexic (and a family history makes it likely) it isn't just about reading, and she may have school challenges that feel unrelated but that are actually all part of dyslexic brain wiring, like lack of working memory. That impacts math, memorizing facts for science, dates for history, etc. So totally fine to start just addressing the reading issue with appropriate tutoring, but do keep in the back of your mind that she is probably dyslexic. My son is dyslexic, and even knowing that I will sometimes think some problem at school - trouble with math, or some behavior issue - is isolated. It never, ever is.[/quote]

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