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[quote=Anonymous]I have been worried about LDs because of spelling and writing issues. DS is now in 4th and his writing has really improved, the spelling is massively improved, his spelling is pretty much spot on except that he knows his Teachers don't grade on spelling so he doesn't care when he is writing. If we ask him to spell a word, he will spell it properly for us. We are telling him this is now an effort issue and we expect that he will take the time to spell the words he knows properly.

FCPS allowing kids to write what they hear continues for far too long and it makes it harder for parents to figure out if it is a legit learning issue or just kids knowing they can get away with it. It drives me crazy.

The LD concerns are mainly because LDs run strong in my family, 3 generations with the same LDs. My Mom and Grandma were diagnosed the day I was because they had the exact issues that I had. We have been watching for them and the crappy practices for teaching spelling have been driving me crazy.

Hopefully you have the same experience that we have had and things improve for your kids. I know this won't be the case for all of the kids and I fear that the approach the County takes makes it harder to identify legit issues early enough to be able to deal with them more effectivley. [/quote]

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