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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hate to be the dissenting voice here but is your child actually struggling? What is actually difficult for him? You said it was 9 days into the school year and he is at grade level. You do have to show educational impact and I think the school's argument that it's too early for that is actually legitimate.

My child has dyslexia and did not get an IEP for many years and it was only when that led to behaviors such as not doing work. It would be great to get an IEP for your child but I don't think you have provided enough information that your child needs one. MCPS hates parents who come in with their high priced testing and advocates when their child is not actually struggling but has a diagnosis. You can buy a diagnosis anywhere. I'm not saying that's what you did at all but that is their attitude because this happens so often.[/quote]

Op here. He is struggling. A few points below:
-  The entire reason we got an assessment is because of how much he struggled with reading and writing last year-  and I saw it up close since he was doing virtual for most of the year. His written comprehension was extremely poor- he freaked out/had breakdowns  whenever he had to write a few sentences and gather evidence from the text they had to read. His spelling was atrocious as well as his handwriting.
- The psychologist conducted 24 quantitative tests to make the dyslexia and ADHD diagnoses. The data showed he is below grade level across the board.
- My son has been able to “get by” with coping mechanisms and he received Ps in K and 1 and As and Bs last year. But honestly I don’t think that says too much during distance learning. The teacher even let them redo work if the first attempt was a poor grade.
- His recent MAP reading at the start of 3rd grade was 46th percentile which is below average.
- The school did not factor in his Map-RF data from K-2 in the ineligibility decision which I find really strange given that it focuses on phonics, fluency, reading comprehension, etc. I got them to send us the data a few days after the meeting and it showed a decline since kindergarten. And his most recent Lexile oral reading measure was 295 and 2nd grade reading materials have measures that are 380-550.[/quote]

You've got to give him a chance to do 3rd grade.  You might be surprised at the level of writing of 3rd grade boys - what you describe like "gather evidence from text" is pretty demanding and they don't expect the kids to be writing 5-paragraph essays in 2nd grade.  [/quote]

+1. He is struggling because the expectation that a second grader write a 5 paragraph essay is ridiculous.  From what you wrote, the best educational consultant in the world is not going get your child an IEP.  It’s surprising that your kid even got a 504.  Your child is slightly below grade level even from your testing which isn’t surprising with zoom classes.  Do you have an anxiety disorder?  You need to chill.  [/quote]

Wow, that is so kind and productive. :roll:  He got a 504 to provide accommodations for his ADHD and attention/focus issues, which the school noted in the meeting was clear from the classroom observation they did. He has both ADHD and dyslexia. I never said 5 paragraphs. They had to write a few sentences pulling details from the very brief text they had to read and that was extremely hard for him due to the dyslexia. [/quote]

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