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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Personal opinion only: this is not necessarily a problem, given the play-based enviornment.  Next year, it could indicate a problem.  Try two things.  First, try some at-home letter/animal combinations and see if it sticks. [b] Second, call a good local public school in your district, ask to speak with a reading specialist, indicate that it's a general pre-enrollment inquiry, and see if the reading specialist is willing to run a brief visual-recognition exercise or make a referral to a testing specialist (note that only your own jurisdiction is likely to offer this).  [/b]My bet is that this might be perfectly developmentally normal, and this way you get a confirm, but if it isn't, you'll have immediate and low-key diagnosis and correction [b](visual and auditory memory issues, like dyslexia, are incredibly easy to correct in early childhood[/b], so if there's something, you want to catch it now).  Best of luck, but bet you won't need it.  
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You can't do that w/o a formal evaluation.  You have to contact Infants and Toddlers or PEP - depending on age - for an initial assessment that is fairly comprehensive.  And based on results, they'll determine if the child needs services.  If you go this route, and if they detect problems, keep in mind that it may lead to an IEP.

But you can't just contact the county and request that a reading specialist conduct an assessment.

You can go the private route, which costs quite a bit. Or, if you know a reading teacher who works on the side, s/he can test a child.  [/quote]

I agree. Two of my three kids have learning disabilities and I highly doubt many testers would evaluate a child this young who also has had little/no exposure to this kind of learning.  Matching pictures with sounds isn't a developmental benchmark for kids that young.  The fact that OP's DD doesn't do it isn't indicative of anything at this point.  Also, visual/auditory memory issues are not incredibly easy to correct.  They get better with practice, repetition and specialized instruction.  And, dyslexia, it's not even worth bringing up in this context.[/quote]

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