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[quote=Anonymous]It all depends. Isn't that answer always so frustrating.

I felt I had to reteach my son everything when he was in his early elementary private. We took our test scores to the public school and they told us that he did not qualify for anything - not even a 504 plan.

So we found another private that worked for him.

Each child is different. We are in MoCo and I know there are positive and negative sides to everything. As soon as somebody mentions a school somebody will jump on and say they had a great experience followed by a post saying they had a terrible experience. That is what people mean by "good fit". No school is better or worse they are just different. A principal can make a big difference.

I think that each age brings a new stage. K-3 (learning to read), 3-5 (learning how to learn/reading to learn), 6-8 (learning higher concepts and being independent), high school (preparing for college) With all the stages enforcing the love of learning not the drudgery of it all.

So the answer may be different at each stage.

Being a parent of a kid that learns differently is a unchartered territory for each and every one of us because all our kids are different.

So, I would get a full private neurophyc exam done. Get advice from the educational specialist. You will be able to get a better picture of what your child needs. Is it that he can't read to learn, he can't take notes, he can't read the board, he can't gain information from lecture.

Fight for accomodations (books on tape, note taker, study guides, extra time on exams) from your current school until you can find a better fit.

Take the results to your local public and see if you qualify for accomodations.

Visit McLean, Lab, Sienna type schools and see if that is a good fit.
See if there is a different mainstream private that deals with these issues better.

I am dyslexic so forgive the spelling errors. I am not going to spell check. :-)

Remember that your child can succeed in school and will succeed in life. Stay strong![/quote]

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