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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is a 504 enough? Is an IEP needed?[/quote]

I think the question is whether a IEP would help. Do they have a way to adapt the curriculum for him that would be helpful? In general they might drop him to lower level classes but they don’t offer a curriculum that truly meets the needs of kids with dyslexia and discalculia. They won’t fully remediate, they won’t offer a different type of teaching that would be more effective. So it may be that a robust 504 gets what you most need - things like fewer questions, more time, a scribe, etc. The challenge is that you still need your kid to learn math and learn to write essays, so you will probably (unfairly, unjustly) need to find and pay for outside help.[/quote]

Thanks!
His 504 is new this year (did testing late spring 2005). He was denied an IEP and we were in agreement. His private neuropsych (with decades of experience) also didn't think it would be an IEP. Based on my knowledge, I'm not sure what in an IEP would help (but would love to hear if there is something).

His 504 includes extra time, quiet room and typing; one time this accommodations fell through the cracks (so I need to work with DS to make sure he always asks). It started out with 1 subject only and then we expanded it.

The biggest challenge/frustration is that often times that bad results are based on granular minutia that can't be applied across the board/in the future (e.g. one type of question--but asked 5 different times--tripped him up.

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