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[quote=Anonymous]My husband was a big reader once he discovered material that interested him (Tolkien).  I say "was" because he's a workaholic now and doesn't read a lot outside of work and technology-related stuff.  He has absolutely horrible spelling, similar to PP where he can't write a grocery list without hilarious misspellings.  This is part of what made me opt for private testing for our rising 2nd grader when he was struggling with reading.  Yep, he's dyslexic.  While I believe DH is also dyslexic, he's never been tested and he's successful professionally.

I absolutely don't know your DD but horrible and inconsistent spelling CAN be a sign of dyslexia.  Dyslexia does not affect comprehension and there are many people with dyslexia with highly successful writing careers (John Irving, anyone?).  If the only problem my child was having was with spelling, I would probably not worry about it and just teach strategies.  If DC started having problems keeping up with increasing reading demands, I would probably push for an evaluation.  YMMV.

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