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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They don't. Schools don't make diagnoses. They could do a series of reading test to determine whether or not your child has a specific learning disability in the area of reading. This testing may or may not include something like the CTOPP. If your child's potential disability is masked by a high IQ, the school will not see any problem and will not agree to test. They aren't going to test just because you ask them to. You need to show a need.[/quote]

The fact that she reads on grade level despite being profoundly gifted isn't a need? I know the question sounds absurd but I am being serious. She's in AAP with kids who read at 8th+ grade levels and she reads on level (but her comprehension is above grade level). Is that not a need, that she isn't reading to her potential? [/quote]

I'm sorry to say, but the answer is 'no'. The school isn't responsible for identifying every child who is not reaching potential, they are required to provide an education, not necessarily one that is perfect. 2E students often miss out for this reason. Your child may well have a reading related problem, but it's one he/she is compensating for. If you go to a screening meeting saying that you want testing because your child is only reading on grade level, the answer will be no.  All children have areas of strength and weakness (I'm not saying your child doesn't have dyslexia), but your child would have to be below average in reading for the school to do testing. Sorry, but true. Even if you do your own private testing, the results will not matter unless you can show that your child has a disability. Different counties have criteria for eligibility. [/quote]

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