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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t see how dyslexic kids have a fair chance at admittance to selective colleges. Most dyslexics are in regular (not honors) level high school classes - not because they’re not smart but bc the pace of the honors classes is too fast. This then reflects in a lower gpa because of less rigor. Am I missing something ?[/quote]

I think you would be surprised at the number of dyslexic kids taking high level courses.  Some of the ones in lower courses are there because the school districts have done them wrong in identification and remediation and it set them behind at the beginning. Kids that were identified and taught to read early are very easily competitive (assuming they have the other qualities the schools are looking for).

My kid is dyslexic and her workaround skills and grit are off the charts. She was identified late (4th grade) so missed some of the core reading and vocabulary development, but does very well in school (3.9 UW in high school and 4.0 in college).  She is not a a T25 college but it is a decent school.[/quote]

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