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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you think your daughter has dyslexia and your husband doesn't want her tested, assume she does have dyslexia and get her orton-gillingham based tutoring if she is not reading at grade level at school. What grade is she in?

There are people on this forum who really push for expensive testing. I thought my son was bright and dyslexic based on what I read about warning signs and he started to struggle to learn to read in first grade. He was on a waiting list to get tested for 4 1/2 months then it took another month or so to get the results. It turns out he is bright and dyslexic. I really wish I had saved the $3,000 and spent it all on tutoring starting when he was in first grade and not waiting to start tutoring when all the testing was finished, which by that time he was in second grade and further behind.

My sister learned from my mistake and started getting her son tutoring in kindergarten because he had the same symptoms of dyslexia. It is so much easier to remediate the younger the child is. [/quote]

We push for testing because it’s the right thing to do.  If you suspected your child had vision problems you would get their vision tested before playing a guessing game with glasses.  Language based learning disabilities can be more than just dyslexia.

Op, go through children’s or kki for a neuropschological evaluation and screen for adhd too.  More than likely it will be a long wait but generally insurance will pay for half or all the evaluation.[/quote]

Testing isn't always the right thing to do. The glasses analogy doesn't hold up. If you get the wrong prescription your child won't see well and could potentially harm their eyes.. Every child can benefit from OG reading in first grade and no one would be harmed. It is a crime that all children aren't taught using structured literacy. Instead too many kids are taught to guess and uses picture clues to figure out what a word means. Structured literacy builds terrible habits.  The worst thing for a first grader who is struggling in reading  to do is have a long wait.  My child's reading tutor after one month of working with my child knew my child so much better than what was in psychological report. She did her own phonological processing, rapid naming, reading tests that really pinpointed the problems. She said absolutely the system many schools are using the teach reading is really harming kids because they aren't using direct phonics instruction.  I paid $75 an hour - 10 hours a month. She also gives us daily homework to do. So I started off paying $750 a month. So I say again -I really wish I had spent the $3000 that we spent on testing on tutoring and really regret the time lost. If we had started in first grade instead of waiting he would be farther ahead. Even so he is in third grade and is now reading at grade level! All those hours finally clicked! We are down to 4 hours a month just to keep it up. [/quote]

Pp, you’re really reaching in justifying reasons not to test.  Great if it clicked for your kid in third grade.  Your kid probably isn’t dyslexic.  So you have zero to contribute on a thread entitled “private testing for dyslexia.”

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Did you read where I did spend $3000 and my son was in fact diagnosed with dyslexia. He is reading on grade level, but still has major challenges spelling. That is often what happens when kids with dyslexia get a great deal of reading help. I don't understand why anyone would be opposed to early intervention- the earlier the better for kids with dyslexia. Not everyone has unlimited quantities of money. Our HMO will NOT pay for any testing. I also have a husband who will not agree to any school testing or services. You are rude to say I have nothing to contribute.[/quote]

Your husband agreed to 3k worth of testing but not school services?  You need marriage counseling.[/quote]

NP... your comment was totally unnecessary and rude to the previous poster.  Stop posting insults.[/quote]

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