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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Interesting thread.   Wondering if OP has ruled out the GTLD program which is supposed to be geared to 2E.  [/quote]

OP here -  my impression is that it would be really hard to get DC into GT/LD program with mild dyslexia but I will dig a bit deeper[/quote]

We were told that the GTLD program would not be a good fit for our gifted kids.  They said the work really isn’t as advanced as the advanced classes for mainstream kids and they’d be better in the regular classes with accommodations.[/quote]

right, the option for kids like yours and mine is mainstream w/good IEP. Not a magnet with a huge workload doable only if you don’t need supports. I suppose you could try to get an accomodation of reduced workload, but not totally sure what the point of a magnet would be then?

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I’m the previous poster and one of my 2E kids is actually in a HS magnet, doing well with accommodations.  She gets extra time which she doesn’t always use but it is helpful for her conditions to know he time is a possibility.  She has some other accommodations that don’t affect the type or nature of the work.  I think it’s hard to make blanket statements.  Also one of the best writers and most talented humanities majors I ever knew was dyslexic—I was surprised when he told me, but he mentioned it because he was jealous of how quickly I plowed through a novel.  I think his retention was much better than mine but he was an admittedly slower reader.  He majored in history at an Ivy so it can be done, but he was also a hard worker and committed.  I think you have to know your kid, which can be hard when they are changing every day![/quote]

Look I have a 2E kid and know they can be brilliant. But I strongly question why you would put them in a program that emphasizes their weaknesses. Does not make a ton of sense. A little extra time on a test is one thing, but heavy writing requirements sounds like setting them up for failure. [/quote]

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