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[quote=Anonymous]OP here--thanks for all the great support and suggestions!  We're in DC at a great charter.  We've already lined up a summer tutor (a young male, which will hopefully appeal to DS's affinity for all things "bro.")  The tutor is trained in OG and Wilson, and I imagine we will likely keep him through the school year for 3rd grade, as I am already starting to have anxiety about DS getting further behind.

The special ed classroom teacher does help other students as well as DS, but DS is so sensitive to the idea of needing help that he gets that she's there for him and hates it.  I've reached out to the school counselor and she agreed with the PP who suggested talking with him more about the dyslexic brain and what it does well.  Ordering Percy Jackson, ASAP!  DS FINALLY agreed to listen to audio books a few weeks ago, and has loved them, so I may get them in both formats so he can follow along.

It's just so fascinating and frustrating to me that he is so good at so many things, but when it comes to his self-esteem, they all get over-ruled by this reading issue.  Gah.  I keep telling myself that since he's pretty good-looking and athletic, hopefully struggling through and having to work for this will at least make him kinder and keep him from being an asshole later in life![/quote]

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