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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Get a neuropsych under medical if you can - we went to Kennedy Krieger...eventually cost 600 bucks (I think 3500 to 4000 without insurance).  Know that if you are in public school all of them use a [b]wait to fail model[/b].  Meaning they won’t do anything until 3rd grade - and even then, teachers are not neurological geniuses.  They just want the easiest day possible in public schools (they are union members after all).  So, after the neuropsychology results come back you will need to move towards tutoring - depending on severity this will mean 3x a week or more.  To find a pro tutor go to the Atlantic Seaboard Dyslexia Educational Center (ASDEC).  They are in Rockville - of course MCPS doesn’t use them for teacher training - but they are great.  You can find a tutor or take classes yourself to help your child.  My advice - hire a tutor.  So much emotional suffering comes from not keeping up with your peers you are going to have to be a good source of nurturing for your child.  Then donate to Decoding Dyslexia- so they can keep up the long fight against our criminally corrupt public school systems.[/quote]

Schools may try to do this, but the law says you do not have to wait to see what the RTI is -- response to instruction.

I agree that if you suspect dyslexia or other language disorders early (i.e. before 3rd grade), don't wait -- get as much private tutoring as early as you can afford.  The ripple effect of falling behind really has a lifelong impact both academically and in terms of social interaction (both peers and teachers) and self-worth.  [/quote]

This x10000.  seriously, early intervention is key.  get tested ASAP.  KKI has a waiting list of a year plus.  If you can scrape up the $$ to get private testing from another place, it's worth it.  That will tell you exactly what's going on with your child and get help in place ASAP.  Schools will lie their butts off so they don't have to do any sort of intervention (which costs$$$).  Our PS in MCPS lied like over and over saying "she'll catch up, just give her time, she'll pick it up sooner or later, she's a late bloomer, etc."  Aka kick the can down the road.  Lemme tell you, the more you wait, the bigger the gap gets and remediation gets harder and harder.

We did have a tutor that we saw 1x a week, but that was a waste!!!  When we tested our DD and found out she had dyslexia and dysgraphia, we kicked that tutor to the curb and got her intensive OG support.  That's when things finally began to have traction. [/quote]

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