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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m the poster from the Lucy Calkins thread with the 1st grader who is very smart but is struggling with reading and writing.

She is not behind in reading, per se, but given that she tested at 135 FSIQ on the WPPSI with no dips in abilities, I’m not thrilled that she’s currently only able to read level D/E books with some assistance from me.

Her writing is more concerning, though. Her school uses the Handwriting without Tears program, but she still forms letters in very non-conventional ways and often reverses them. I know that’s not out of the range of normal, but she’ll turn 7 in October. My understanding is it’s only normal through 7.

She is in speech therapy and receives Orton-Gillingham tutoring. We also have a neuropsych eval scheduled for October.

I know we will end up learning a lot from that eval, but if there aren’t underlying issues like dyslexia or dysgraphia, how do we make sure she reaches her potential for reading and writing? We can keep up with tutoring, but how effective will that be, if it’s being undermined by ineffective classroom instruction?

Her school seems to use a combination of LC and more phonics-based approaches. Moreover, it seems like switching schools might not help, since so many of them use LC to some extent.[/quote]

I'm not sure if you will like this suggestion, but our DCPS school uses a phonics-based "science of reading" curriculum, and strict "fundations" for letter learning, and its extremeley effective. It's a Title 1 school, and they had 90% of the Kindergarteners reading at or above grade level last year. I'm very very pleased. Public school has it's pros and cons and i'm sure is a bit more chaotic than the private world, but in this situation they are excellent. [/quote]

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