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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP's problem is that DCPS doesn't have enough special educators trained in Orton-Gillingham based programs (Wilson, Barton, LMB) AND when you can find one you can't count on that person being there long-term. Special ed teachers move pretty frequently.

The folks who are trained tend to have come to the district with that training. It isn't really isn't taught in college, even if you have a degree in special education.

The last problem is that even if you find a school with a sped teacher with that training, is getting enough hours in the IEP to deliver that program with fidelity. Most require 5 hours a week minimum.

My suggestion is to find a school that you are happy with overall -- and if you can't afford a private tutor -- purchase Barton and work on your own with your kid. Laypeople can and do successfully use that program and it is relatively inexpensive.

Do not trust any school to do enough for your kid. And based on what I see on the SN forum, this issue is not limited to DCPS. [/quote]

This. If things are bad enough, I know people who have been successful getting funding for Lab. It's harder than it used to be, but not impossible.[/quote]

This + 1. We supplemented by doing Lindamood Bell, which is expensive for outside tutoring/services but worked very well for DC. We were lucky for 2 years there was an O-G trained teacher at our WTOP school, which was good but still honestly wasn't sufficient (2x per week & not enough intensity). Then they left and it's been a hot mess of untrained support where the pull outs and supports are more or less useless. There are some schools where the principals/admin are more supportive of special ed than others, which is one real factor to look for. But then the other is this luck/unluck of the draw on which teachers are there & they do often leave quickly.[/quote]

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