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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A dyslexic child is just a child who has trouble reading. Depending on severity a dyslexic child may not have 100 percent of her needs met by a public school reading curriculum. That’s why there is special ed, pullouts, special schools, and tutors. [/quote]

Dyslexia is an unexpected difficulty in reading in children of average or above average intelligence.  I agree that the general education curriculum may not be sufficient for effective instruction. But I do think that special education instruction needs to be sufficient to teach dyslexic children to read.  Private tutoring and schools are very expensive and out of reach for many families.
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I think it’s often denial when those expensive programs are used. A parent clings to a diagnosis like dyslexia and the idea that it can be fixed and the child will all of a sudden be a strong student. But there are kids diagnosed with dyslexia that are going to always be in the first few percentiles of academic achievement even when they are in appropriate special ed classes. That is when, if the parents are rich, the parents pull out all the stops and pay for extensive and expensive tutoring. It’s not fair but that is reality. And then it’s those same parents arguing their kids need intensive supports throughout college and even graduate school. [/quote]

FYI - 95% of dyslexic children who receive appropriate services in 1st grade will read on grade level.  By delaying intervention until 3rd grade the proportion who achieve grade-level reading drops to roughly 25%.

We left public school in 1st grade since they wanted to “wait and see” which translates to “we will never teach your child to read on grade level” regardless of our Child Find and IDEA obligations.[/quote]

Great you found a place that works for your child- The research I see says phonemic awareness activities can even help improve adult dyslexic’s ability to read. I also see some interventions that worked that were piloted with 8 and 9 year olds- 2/3 grades. Can you link to your data please? Thanks![/quote]

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