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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does anyone have advice on how to get appropriate support for dyslexia through MCPS? My child is in MS - but dyslexia was not identified until late in ES when we did a Neuropsych that clearly showed dyslexia. He is a bright kid and so used other strategies to hide it, which worked fairly well until the reading and writing expectations became more demanding. Finally last year (5th grade) he was getting good support - until DL when everything fell apart. Now in MS they are really not doing much. He is in an academic literacy class for weak readers but it does not provide the type of decoding and fluency work that kids with language based learning disabilities need. They seem to go around the virtual room reading a story or article - each kid reads about one paragraph per class and then they do comprehension- which my child does not struggle with. How is it that MCPS does not seem to have any teachers who are specifically trained in working with kids with language based learning disabilities? Dyslexia is quite common, but they don’t seem to have resources in place to help kids with dyslexia. Any advice or suggestions? I assume getting a private placement would be very difficult. My child gets good grades - though we end up helping a lot with homework - and dealing with lots of tears and frustration. [/quote]

Getting a private placement is going to be EXTREMELY difficult in MCPS.  It's best to just spend the $$ you would've put towards lawyers and apply to SN schools.  Expect competition to be fierce tho.    Yep.  you sound exactly like every parent that has a child with a learning difference (aka fed up and incredulous with the public school system).  It's just a sorry state that MCPS has gotten away with such a disserve to our kids.  That is why many many parents leave for SN schools.  Unf, these schools are $$$$$$$$$ and out of reach for many.  Schools just shuffle kids forward thinking that "next year" they'll get help.  Also unf. many SN schools only go up to 8th grade, so I would apply asap to get as much redmediation as possible.    Also, maybe contact ASDEC and get an outside OG tutor.  [/quote]

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