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[quote=Anonymous]OP- I am the PP whose child attends a public school with a special education teacher who specializes in dyslexia. We are in FCPS. If you go to a public school be upfront immediately about your dyslexic child. Have your private testing report in hand. Be prepared for any push back. Absolutely have an advocate/attorney for any meetings, correspondence, etc. with the school administration. You will need an IEP to get the specialized instruction. A school's reading specialist is NOT a dyslexia specialist. Schools will try to have that person be your child's teacher, but they absolutely should not be his/her teacher. A reading specialist believes that with more exposure, your child will absorb the information -- not true.

In addition to many Orton-Gillingham based interventions our school also uses a reading program that is called "Read Well" and it is awesome. All the children who are using it (at least in my child's grade) are now reading at grade level, and some are above grade level.

I cannot stress enough how important an advocate is to you -- it is essential.

Best of luck![/quote]

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