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[quote=Anonymous]I knew our daughter had dyslexia spring of her 1st grade year. She finally finished testing through the county the following September (2020). Repeating a grade wouldn't have helped her. I'm not sure which FCPS elementary you are attending, I can tell you that some are better than others. Mosby Woods (now Mosaic) is horrible. I don't think the Principal even says the word Dyslexia.

On the flip side Marshall Road has a great dyslexia support system. Perhaps you could try pupil placement to a neighboring school if they have a better setup?

Our daughter in mid 2nd grade was reading at a DRA level 6. She's been doing Dyslexia Connect since the shutdown (when virtual failed her) and now a year and a few months later is at a 45 (mid-late 4th grade level). She's starting 4th grade in the fall at Oakwood. You can 100% get her reading level up on your own without the public schools.

Should you have to do that? Of course not, but at the start of the 2020 school year during the dyslexia webinar there were 8 OG trained staff for the entire county. 200 schools and roughly 20,000 kids who probably have dyslexia, clearly that is no where near enough. [/quote]

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