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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kids with dyslexia typically are not reading on grade level in 3rd grade. They often demonstrate difficulty with reading, and phonics skills much earlier. Often children with reading issues will receive tier 1 interventions for reading skills without an IEP. If your daughter has never been identified for even that, you are likely going to have a very hard time gaining an IEP without an educational impact.[/quote]

She has had interventions over the years so far due to consistently poor DIBELS scores.  So she’s had extra Lexiacore and Boost, and been placed in two reading groups for extra practice.  Then, starting a little earlier this year, she got/gets pulled out to go with the reading specialist.  Not sure but guessing that could be the tier 1 interventions you mention.[/quote]

I think some of the confusion in responses is because you didn't include this info in your initial post, you just said she's on grade level for reading. A child who is scoring below benchmark on reading assessments and is getting pulled out for extra reading support [i]is not[/i] on grade level for reading. A child with a dyslexia who is on grade level will most likely not qualify for an IEP. A child with dyslexia who has consistently scored below benchmark and has received ongoing reading support likely will qualify for an IEP. I recommend you request an evaluation to determine special education eligibility. IMO, it's not worthwhile to consult an attorney or advocate before requesting a school eval.[/quote]

to add: She is already getting "services" which is what is given when a kid has an IEP. If she's even at grade level, it's because of special education services. For those to continue and so that she doesn't fall off the level, she needs services thus IEP. Good luck.[/quote]

Thank you thank you. IEP services would be by the special Ed team, is my understanding, versus the school’s reading specialist. Also an IEP would come with a plan to improve her reading fluency (vs her just going to get the services) and also they’d have to track if they were meeting the plan and if she was achieving the goals for her. So that seems preferable but maybe it’s fine just to continue with the reading specialist. The downside is that it’s in a group and not tailored to her specific needs. So may spend more time on decoding to meet general needs of kids in group whereas my daughter might need other things. But I’ll get outside tutoring as everyone said was a must do. [/quote]

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