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[quote=Anonymous]Background:  My DS is in K in DCPS.  He has been in DC Schools since PreK3 so fully a part of the DC Public school system for almost 2 1/2 years.  PreK3 and PreK4 were a strong play based curriculum which I truly appreciated.  Additional information - my DS recently turned 6 - so on the older side of K students in DCPS.

Situation:  My DS is having a lot of challenges learning his letters / understanding letter sounds.   When I have tried to read-up on different language disabilities none of the other typical things associated with learning letters are there.  For example, he does a great job coloring, pencil grip is good, math is on target (counting - simple addition and shapes), vocabulary and oral expression is beyond very strong, he is a great story teller and has no issue with rhyming.

We read books, read books that go through each letter of the alphabet, read board books about 1 letter of the alphabet.  When we ask him to point to letters on a page, there are a handful that he has mastered but struggling with about 75% of the alphabet.  We have not tried apps as our experience with older siblings is they were not processing and really just "playing".

We were concerned in PreK and chalked it up to a teacher who was overwhelmed with a very young mixed age classroom.  [4 classmates were in diapers or pull-ups last year until Jan].  DS has older siblings so we know that children develop differently.

One other observation - he is really bad with names.  Classmates, teachers who are not his primary teacher, teammates for sports.

Question 1:
Does this sound familiar to anyone else?  Experiences appreciated.

Question 2:
I know how long it takes for DCPS to move on anything.  Would you ask for an evaluation?  Or wait?

Thanks for any experiences!

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