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[quote=Anonymous]Hi all – I posted here a few weeks ago before an initial IEP meeting for an 8th grader diagnosed with SLD in reading/writing through private evaluation. The advice from DCUMers was very helpful.

The meeting didn’t go well and my child’s high test scores in some areas and relatively good grades (despite immense struggling behind the scenes) were used as “proof” that he doesn’t have an issue, despite very low test scores in other areas such as decoding.  (The school psychologist actually said at the meeting “decoding doesn’t matter” and the special ed teacher told me that me paying privately for O-G was not a good use of money at this stage.)

While I was somewhat prepared for this lack of knowledge, I do have to admit that I didn't think it would be quite this bad.

Anyway, I have another meeting coming up, and if anyone has any ideas/successes about navigating middle school MCPS with a bright student with LD/dyslexia that isn’t (yet) failing, but needs supports and accommodations, I would be very grateful for your insight.

Alternatively, do people have any feedback on private schools for this situation?  McLean? Lab? Siena?  They are so shockingly expensive that of course I would greatly prefer to stay in MCPS (which I generally think is good) but since MCPS has been so uninformed from elem school through middle about learning disabilities  I wonder if we should at least explore other options for high school.

As always, thanks in advance for your perspective.  
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