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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Dyslexia mom here- not sure if I am the “whining” one the teacher is referencing. I  think OPs question sounds like someone who is just diving into this disturbing area since she is now personally affected with her friend’s child’s diagnosis.

It is a really disturbing thing when you first realize how poorly served this population is.  I think of it as moving through the stages of grief.

And I don’t think you can assume that the “whining” dyslexia mom isn’t also partnering with teachers and advocating for change along with saying dyslexia here. I know I am.

But since you have a SPED certificate- did that include training in OG-type interventions for dyslexic kids? Or is there another way to figure this out for people who are looking at schools?  Because I think that is what OP is trying to figure out for her friend.

I have to admit that I am skeptical of your claim that keeping kids out of special Ed supports them better, since if they don’t have an IEP school’s aren’t required to provide appropriate instruction.[/quote]

I am not sure that keeping kids out of sped supports them better, only that once they are put into it, it is sort of like an academic purgatory.  They are NEVER getting out.  It isn't like sped means a kid gets the help they need, they are fixed and then they are fine.  It just doesn't work like that. 
 And as sped is so financially burdensome on districts and taxpayers, schools are doing what they can to stay afloat.

No, my sped training did very, very little in terms of intervention training.  It is just the initial training and was only 4 required classes.  My district did finally pay for all of the sped teachers (those actually offering sped services, not gen ed teachers with sped training) to be OG trained, which is awesome for the kids who now have access to that additional methodology and awesome for those teachers, who can now both serve their students better AND offer after school/summer tutoring at $100 a hour or more.  The reality is there is no database (and never will be) re: which schools offer which training.  It is also false to assume that as long as a kid gets OG interventions, they will be fine.  It might work for them, it might not.  There's also a limit of what can be provided for in public schools and parents have to understand this or work to change it.  If the mom who is constantly bringing up the dyslexia issue is working on organizing for change, good for her.

Re the post about do ELL's need more help the higher the grade level?  YES!  But once they exit, that's it in terms of additional ESL help outside what the gen ed teacher can provide.  Schools are limited in what they can provide kids.  That's reality.[/quote]

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