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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP something to think about is going to public school, which is what we did. We were at a private and the struggle to get them to adjust their mindset about dyslexia/LD's was taking a toll on us and slowing down progress on DCs end.

We took the big leap and went to public. Public schools are required by federal law to make accommodations and give every child FAPE (Free and Appropriate Public Education). DC uses the Norton-Gillingham method of learning for reading/phonics, sees the dyslexia specialist at school 4 times a week, and goes to his tutor once a week. The results have been amazing.

I have thought about Lab and a few others, which are far out in VA, but we've been happy with the results. DC is happy and is making huge strides, which means I probably shouldn't change what we're doing right now.

Best of luck!
Link:http://ncld.org/parents-child-disabilities/ld-rights/what-is-fape-what-can-it-mean-my-child

"A required component of IDEA, FAPE mandates that school districts provide access to general education and specialized educational services. It also requires that children with disabilities receive support free of charge as is provided to non-disabled students. It also provides access to general education services for children with disabilities by encouraging that support and related services be provided to children in their general education settings as much as possible."[/quote]

Can you please share which public school has a dyslexia specialist and has Orton-Gillingham trained teachers? That's awesome.[/quote]

Public schools with special education departments will have speech and language therapists.  "Dyslexia specialists" don't really exist.  Speech and language therapists have the training to work with dyslexia, as it is a very common issue.  I think you should cold call public schools you're interested in to see if they offer O-G programs if that is what works best for your child.[/quote]

I was asking because the PP said her kid's school has a dyslexia specialist. Do public school reading specialists typically have OG and other specialized training, do you know?[/quote]

I think that it really varies by school district and school what skills the speech/language therapist and special ed teachers have.  MoCo is VERY weak, IME, in dealing with dyslexia.  They typically try to wait until a kid is 2+ years behind and "qualifies" for a special reading program like Wilson or Read 180.  I put "qualify" in quotes because as a PP says, by law all children should get FAPE, but our experience with our dyslexic child has been that MCPS would not recognize the reading disability and would not provide any instruction.  In the beginning we thought they were choosing to be difficult, but in the end, it became clear that they didn't actually know much about dyslexia or how to educate a dyslexic child.  We found our reading specialist was not knowledgeable about any reading instruction programs other than the basic Fountas-Pinnell benchmark reading system that is used county-wide.  In fact, a number of the "reading specialists" over the years were just general education teachers who had been assigned the position of "reading specialist" without any special background or education in reading beyond that of a general ed teacher.

I wish I could say ours was a unique experience in MCPS, but after having talked to a number of other parents, it seems very common.  [/quote]

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