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[quote=Anonymous]Hi all, I'm so confused.  I know from research that kids with an IEP cannot be denied access to accelerated classes, but what about the reverse?  Can a kid with an SLD get an IEP if they are on- or above- grade level in their current elementary school classes (and achieving As)?  The reason I ask is because the school is throwing around the notion that if you're on grade level, then there is no educational impact from your SLD and this means you are not qualified for an IEP.

Here's my specific situation:

Daughter is in 3rd grade.  She recently was diagnosed with dyslexia, impacting her reading fluency.  In the neuropsych testing, she also scored a 132 in the full IQ.  All her scores were really high, except for reading speed and orthographic areas, which really lagged behind (think 5th percentile and 1st grade level).  I realized by researching things online that my daughter is likely 2e and her potential was masked by her unknown disability (which was masked likely by her intelligence) and resulted in everyone around her assuming she was average and was achieving her potential.  She currently has a 504 for ADHD and we are getting ready to tackle the process for her dyslexia.  We need accommodations, including ones where people are saying you need an IEP for (text to speech and speech to text; and audio books potentially, but that may be more relevant in higher grades).  So we could add to our 504 but, like I said, we aren't thinking we can get all accommodations through that based on what we are informally being told now (pre-process).  The other issue is that we want a reading intervention tailored specifically to her and her orthographic issues.  We will engage an outside tutor but that's at a hefty price.  But if we can't get the IEP because of "no educational impact", then we can't get the school to provide her with special ed for her dyslexia.

Other counties seem to have lots of materials on 2e students, and even coordinators and programs.  It seems they may have support persons and understand these specific situations, and even have adopted approaches.  But Howard County, where we are, seems to have zero information on 2e kids, at least that I can find online.  My efforts to email those at the county to inquire so far have turned up...literal crickets.

Can anyone help me figure out whether I should focus on the 504 and not waste energy on the IEP, or heck no, my daughter should be getting it all (and help me with how to approach this *if* the school ends up balking due to "educational impact").  It seems their approach is focused on getting every kid to grade level and not getting each kid to the top of their potential.  Do I need to just make peace with that or nope that is not right and I need to education them into doing the right thing?

Any other tips on accommodations approaches with 4th and 5th grade coming up, and middle school on the near horizon?  I worry that 3rd grade is nothing compared to the reading expectations and pace of upper grades.

I'm also trying to figure out whether I should be putting my daughter in something above grade level, but I'm nervous about the effectiveness of the supports and boy do I not want her first foray into something accelerated (like above grade math or a science CEU) crash and burn and her say she will never do that again.  I want to set her up for success.

Thank you all so much for your wisdom and experiences and knowledge! [/quote]

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