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I've just realized that there are GT/LD middle schools - the one we would be zoned for is North Bethesda.
Can anyone share what they do there that's different from the local middle school (in our case, Westland)? Pros and cons?

My 5th grader had always been at his local elementary, with an IEP since K for organizational and scribing help. He is very slow, distractible and has fine motor issues/dysgraphia. His MAP scores are in the 97% range every year, he reads voraciously, writes and researches science beautifully, but only when he's interested and not distracted - which means practically never in his general classroom! He won a young author's contest last year. His grades are average, unless he gets an N when he forgets to turn something in. His IQ subscores are 120 and above, apart from abysmal processing speed and inconclusive working memory scores.

Would he be a good candidate for a GT/LD middle school? I want him to find school interesting, and am looking for more stimulation but with built-in supports.

Any insights would be very helpful indeed. Thanks!

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