Anonymous wrote:One other thing to keep in mind if you decide to stay with a mainstream school and doing tutoring - make sure that the school is not also doing any literacy intervention. There was a great FB video post by Bright Solutions for Dyslexia (https://www.facebook.com/SusanBartonDyslexia/?hc_ref=ARQLgPZHbRODjdaNqtiVMpF40EvqTKZRLh9DuwSaKrixSRGfevmq9FEyoA8HnhKCkx4) where they talk about really understanding what types of interventions work (structured literacy) and what don't (LLI, Reading Recovery, etc.) for dyslexics. They also emphasize that there should only be one method used with the child.

Our DD is very similar to yours - rising 4th grader with dyslexia but has been able to compensate so she doesn't qualify for an IEP. I raised the red flag this school year when her spelling was still horrible for sight words and her reading comprehension was always just scraping by at grade level. We got her tested and diagnosed. The public school tried some interventions, but it was in a group setting with other kids who had issues with decoding but didn't necessarily have a dyslexia diagnosis and it wasn't really a system. Needless to say, she didn't make any progress. We started her with a private tutor in late April and she is now doing tutoring 3x per week over the summer. I am concerned about how much energy she will have when school starts back up, but we are just taking it one step at a time.

What I did get was for the school to agree to a 504 to give her certain accommodations and the school has agreed to not do any literacy/spelling interventions. She will have a separate spelling test with words her tutor gives to the teacher, she will not have to read out loud in class and she will be given instructions both verbally and written to ensure she understands them. We will also be looking to increase the amount of time she has for standardized testing.

Anyway, just some thoughts from someone else who is going through something similar. It will be interesting to see how this plays out as we get into the new school year.