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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP: what's your IB school?[/quote]

Our IB school is not a good option for a variety of reasons.

We are considering moving, though, to either the Oyster-Adams or Murch school districts (renting an apartment in bounds). DC is bilingual English/Spanish with Spanish as the 'first' language. I am also trying to find out whether those schools would be good at providing accommodations for a child with this profile. I have heard good things about Murch's SN programs. I'm not sure about Oyster's approach and need to find out more but am considering it because I believe that it would be helpful for DC to learn to read in Spanish due to it being the first language learned at home and also because Spanish is easier to read.

I'm becoming repetitive...but I have concerns about leaving the current school because I believe DC will be the 'problem child' in a traditional public school. But we are considering it since everyone is saying that kids with attention issues needs more structure....

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Oyster-Adams and Murch are going to be similar in that they are both DCPS schools. What they do for children with dyslexia is going to be similar at both schools. I would not assume that DCPS is going to offer your child any reading supports or specialized instruction in spanish at all (assuming that would be needed), so make sure you are comfortable with SWW @FS, because you may be sent there eventually if Oyster doesn't work out because of language challenges in upper elementary or middle school. https://dcps.dc.gov/publication/division-specialized-instruction-resource-guide

The personnel at each school will obviously, be different and they change all the time. One should never move because of a great reading specialist or IEP coordinator or principal -- but rather be educated and prepared and ready to fight for the kind of instruction and IEP your child needs wherever they go -- be it a traditional DCPS, a dual-language DCPS or a charter school.

Good luck.

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