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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are in a similar situation but my daughter is in 3rd grade and has been a proficient, if not above grade level reader, so what she has is known as "stealth dyslexia" and is primarily affecting her spelling (abysmal) and writing (very impoverished, compared with her other abilities).

She is doing LMB this summer 6 weeks and then we will decide what to do for next year (4th grade).

I am contemplating pulling her out for all of 4th grade and homeschooling her -- by having her go to LMB almost every day -- and then doing the other subjects myself.  But again, I am going to see how this summer goes.

May I ask, how much does LMB cost during the school year?  The website is giving me no info.[/quote]

To the 12:02 poster, above, may I ask how you discovered your daughter's "stealth" dyslexia?  Our 2nd grade daughter sounds so similar.  We had her tested and they indicated potential Executive Functioning deficits, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and an "ADHD Profile", but not dyslexia.  I could be totally off, but I am convinced she is a "stealth" dyslexic, as you say, and is just presenting differently.  Her brother, father and grandfather are dyslexic, as are several cousins on the paternal side.  I have a strong feeling she is just not a "prototypical" dyslexic.  She did not struggle in acquiring early language or phonemic skills, learned how to read and write basically on schedule, etc., but since mid-1st grade has struggled to develop any fluency, abhors reading and writing, avoids them at all costs, and there is a melt-down every time we ask her to do her reading/writing homework.  Her spelling is abysmal and her writing is very impoverished compared with her other abilities, just as you say.  Her FSIQ is in the 97th% - but her sentences, ability to comprehend a question and come up with and spell and write a fitting response are about akin to what I see from kids in our son's Kindergarten class.  We have flagged this for the school many times, but she is staying "on grade level" and they say they see no issue - though she is "staying on grade level" with intensive academic therapy 3x/week for 2 years running now.

Would you mind sharing how you came to your understanding with your daughter?  Was it through testing with a particular center, or otherwise?  TIA. [/quote]

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