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[quote=Anonymous]My child ended 2nd grade more than a year behind in reading. Apparently she had made no progress during 1st, but no one had brought that to our attention. She made some progress in 2nd. We asked to have her evaluated by the school and they said she wasn't far enough behind to qualify for any additional help. The summer after 2nd she started working with an Orton Gillingham tutor once a week and is making good progress with that help. I live in an urban district where, in a good yea,r 25% of 3rd graders will meet expectations in reading. It's incredibly frustrating that there isn't school-based intervention available for every student who needs it.

And I appreciate teachers trying to give us things to do at home, but my mom was a reading specialist for her entire career and she's been very clear that a child like mine needs the support of a reading specialist not mom and a stack of flashcards. My spouse and I are both highly educated, we've raised our child in a series of poor cities and since my daughter has been born we've been given the most basic advice about speaking to and reading to our child. I don't appreciate being treated like I'm ignorant because my child needs the help of an expert and I'm sure other parents don't either, no matter what their educational background. I've experienced way too many assumptions and lectures and not enough conversations and shared problem solving.[/quote]

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