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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would ask the school to do a full speech language evaluation. That's what we did. My child was not below average in reading, but was very behind in spelling, writing, and language pragmatics.

This didn't result in a diagnosis of dyslexia because a doc is needed to diagnose. But now my child gets speech/language at school due to low phonemic awareness. To me that means child has dyslexia or 'stealth dyslexia'. But what is important is that child is getting needed help. [/quote]

If you request a speech and language evaluation from the school, be very clear about what your concerns are in the "Evaluation Planning" meeting (there should be a checklist or detailed written plan of what will be tested and who will be administering those tests that you have to sign as part of your consent for evaluation).  A school-based SLP will not diagnose dyslexia, but she may be able to identify the areas of strength and weakness in your child's communication skills.  Dyslexia falls under "Specific Learning Disability" for school-based services and a student is unlikely to qualify for services if all of the standard scores are in the average range, even if there is a large discrepancy (and the student is performing at that level in the classroom) as seen in your DD's IQ profile.  Additionally, a special education eligibility determination of Specific Learning Disability requires testing from a psychologist--academic subject testing.  My point is that a public school is not going to use the dyslexia label even if testing warrants services.

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But then you can follow up with private testing with an IEE and get an actual diagnosis.  With a diagnosis you can push for an IEP.  If she does have dyslexia you need to create a history of accommodations in order to get accommodations on SATs, etc.

I'd recommend checking out Ben Foss's book ... the Dyslexia Empowerment Plan.  He had profound dyslexia and his book relates his experience in schooling up through his MBA and his recommendations.
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