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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't know why it posted like that above.  When I double dose a kid on reading groups, I always use a regular F&P guided reading group (on a leveled book and or a strategy group) and then the second group, I use Orton Gillingham techniques.  I, along with my entire K-3 team, are OG trained.  We are quite literally doing every possible thing we can.  And we know FOR SURE that our lowest kids aren't reading at home because parents come into conferences and TELL US SO.  I'm not sure what the heck else I can do that is within my power.  Yes, I refer kids as needed.  But some things are NOT in my power.

I'm sure you are reading with your kid every single night and having them read to you and having them see you read for pleasure a lot.  Most educated, not living in poverty parents, are doing that.  It is also clear that you are in an area with questionable schools.  I'm sorry about that.  I can also hear that it is hard when your kid has dyslexia.  I wish you the very best. [/quote]

NP here.  So, if i have a first grader who is resistant to reading to us, but we read to him between 2 and 5 books every night (depending on how tired he is), and we encourage him to read and write pretty frequently (but he's resistant), then what should we do?  He has friends who are reading chapter books, and he can just barely read the level D books that get sent home.  I don't think he had very good reading instruction in Kindergarten, but he definitely does in 1st grade (he's made more progress so far this year than he did in all of last year).  We're in a very diverse (racially and socioeconomically) school.  When I asked the teacher earlier in the year about if it was worth having him work with the reading specialist, she told me the reading specialist is for english learners and kids with disabilities and that my child is doing fine (but reading below grade level).  I just read all this stuff on here and I don't know if I should be concerned like people on the boards say I should be, or if I should not worry because the teacher says "he's below grade level, but making progress, so that's great."  We do work with him at home, but he also doesn't get home until 4:30 because our school has crappy hours and I like for him to have some downtime rather than rushing him straight into doing more school work.[/quote]

I am sure the teacher is nice and trying hard and really believes your son is improving and is just one of her “low” kids.  But there really aren’t any teachers or even reading specialists who are trained in spotting dyslexia.  So please don’t wait until your child fails.  If the level of effort your son is putting into reading isn’t matching his progress (and he is of average or above average intelligence) then you should have him screened.
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Should I do this through the school or privately?[/quote]

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