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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]6th grade DD at a school that’s an upper elementary, middle school starting next year. She’s never been particularly good at math, and while WE have always been concerned, teachers never seem to be. It’s almost as though [b]she somehow falls through the cracks because she’s not advanced, but also not failing. [/b]But to us, she seems slightly below average, which I guess to teachers is fine, as long as you aren’t failing?

At her last conference we voiced concern because it’s clear when she does homework she struggles. The teacher wasn’t the least bit concerned and even seemed surprised we were even inquiring about getting her extra help. It has been the same thing every year, since about 4th grade when we started noticing.

So what’s the deal? Should we stop worrying until we hear from the teacher that we SHOULD be worrying? [/quote]

This was my son to a T.  He absolutely fell through the cracks and the teachers never raised any concerns with us because he was just barely getting by.  We had issues in other areas as well so we decided to have him tested for learning disabilities.  I had no faith in the school testing him.  Turns out he has dyscalculia, among other things.  He is a hard worker and smart enough to just barely get by.  He now has tutors and accommodations in place at school and he's now at grade level, although we switched him to a private school which honestly I think helped.  He came in well below grade level in 6th grade and now in 7th he's right in the middle which is all I ask for at this point.

If I were you I would look for an outside tutor.  Preferably one on one and one that specializes in math disabilities-dyslexia tutors sometimes have a specialization in this as well.  They go hand in hand.  [/quote]

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