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[quote=Anonymous]DD, 9 YO, is an advanced reader--reading several grades ahead, off the charts Map-R scores, etc.  She is also an excellent writer--content-wise, that is.  But her spelling is atrocious!  I don't mean she can't spell harder words.  I mean it is truly horrible: she still spells everything the way it sounds, and can't spell even simple words with any degree of accuracy.  This is baffling to me, because I always thought that spelling comes with reading--but clearly it doesn't!  It doesn't help that we're in MCPS where they have done away with spelling tests and with teaching spelling.  I've talked to the teacher but she always just says not to worry, that it will come with time, and that there's no issue since her reading and writing are so good.  It doesn't really seem to be improving with time, though.

Yes, I know that with spell-check, this problem won't be a major impediment in life for her,and I'm glad of that, but the discrepancy is so extreme between the content of her reading/writing and her ability to spell, that I almost wonder if this is some kind of disorder.  Has anyone else dealt with this?  Any advice welcome. TIA.

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