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[quote=Anonymous]My son attends elementary school in FCPS and recently was diagnosed with dyslexia.  We had him evaluated privately because, after pressing the school for a year, the Local Screening Committee refused to consider it.  Interestingly, my son's 2nd and 3rd grade teachers were the ones who continually raised their concerns about his reading, writing, and spelling issues. Once he was diagnosed an IEP was developed, and services will begin in September when he begins 4th grade.

I have significant concerns about the IEP.  For example, no one in the Special Ed department is familiar with reading programs, such as the Orton--Gillingham programs and the Wilson Reading System, that are evidence-based and scientifically proven to help children with dyslexia.  If they are not using programs proven to help, why ARE the FCPS schools wasting our children's precious time?  And why, in a county long considered to have the best school system in the US, are their no dyslexia specialists or even teachers familiar with these programs?  A first grade teacher I know outside Dallas, TX reported that HER SCHOOL has a dyslexia specialist! And Fairfax has none in the county???

I also wonder about the children whose parents cannot afford the significant fee for private testing and who never get identified by FCPS. These children are at risk of struggling with reading their entire lives! How does this "Leave NO Child Behind?

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