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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is OP.  Thanks everyone for all the helpful responses.

I read over some other signs you spotted and I don't see them -- he's never had a problem identifying letters or numbers or the sounds that letters make -- in fact he was pretty early and accurate with that sort of thing.  He's never written letters backward.  But it looks like some of my concerns were similar to yours -- guessing on reading and just a general sense that reading should be clicking and it's not.  So I don't know.

I am definitely going to get him an eye exam.  He was screened recently at his checkup, but has not had a real eye exam.  He does seem sometimes to have trouble following the words on a page.

If I do want to get him tested for dyslexia, what kind of test is that and who does it?  Is that a neuropsych?  I've heard those are expensive.  [/quote]

NP. Yes you will want a neuropsych. We used Mindwell in Chantilly. It was about 3k a few years ago. If you can afford it easily I would go ahead and have it done. Early intervention is so important.  If it turns out not to be an issue, you will have peace of mind. We had our DD tested at the beginning of first (she has an October birthday so was old for the grade).  We could afford it no problem and I viewed the 3000 to be money well spent to rule it out. Turns out our instincts were correct and she has moderate dyslexia. She did 3.5 years of tutoring 3 days per week with an OG tutor. [/quote]

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