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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So then how die they screen for those early elementary kids that have dyslexia or another reading disability? Seems like a big waste of resources  if the plan for several years is just to ignore low test scores.[/quote]

I’m sure they still have ways to screen and are tracking and know what is typical and what is not. I just meant that as a parent I didn’t pay close attention to the scores early on. [/quote]

DP, who has two kids, including one with dyslexia, in a TWI program: they don't do any special screening for learning disabilities.  Most kids are identified in second or possibly first grade and they go from there.  I know families who have moved their kid with dyslexia to non-TWI schools and families who have stayed with TWI.

Most kids don't have dyslexia.  I do think it's on parents to be particularly vigilant if you have a kid in a TWI program, especially if they're at increased risk for dyslexia.[/quote]

From the International Dyslexia Association:

https://dyslexiaida.org/dyslexia-basics-2/

“perhaps as many as 15–20% of the population as a whole—have some of the symptoms of dyslexia, including slow or inaccurate reading, poor spelling, poor writing, or mixing up similar words. Not all of these will qualify for special education, but they are likely to struggle with many aspects of academic learning and are likely to benefit from systematic, explicit, instruction in reading, writing, and language.”

Note that ALL children will learn to read using an explicit, systemic curriculum. MCPS is still struggling to do this in non-immersion programs and is [b]even further behind in immersion programs.[/b] Any resources for reading lie mostly in K-2. It’s a huge disadvantage to ignore these issues during those years just because it’s an immersion program. But I guess if you have the privilege to navigate the MCPS school choice process you must have the resources to supplement academic instruction outside of school.[/quote]

You may not be able to hear this from your very high horse, but my immersion kid actually got explicit phonics instruction in the target language, as did all of their peers. It turns out that phonics instruction is actually easier in languages where letters and phenomes tend to follow predictable rules. [/quote]

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