not true! What grade is your child in?

If they have Dyslexia they can't read with their peers! Self-esteem down the drain by grade 2. If not already in Grade 1. CA has Star state testing in California starting in 2nd grade. Did you have that yet? Is there a discrepancy (Big diff) between the test and your childs verbal IQ? Right there - that enables you to request an IEP!

What is STAR?
Each spring California students in grades 2 through 11 take a series of tests through the Standardized Testing and Reporting program, more commonly known as STAR. First administered in 1998, the STAR program requires all public schools in California to test students between mid-March and mid-June of every year.

If you are in 2nd grade - - get help now! K-4th imperative to get the best help for dyslexia.
At age 9/10 the brain locks in how it processes info.
After that the child starts to learn to compensate.

Please find someone local who has been successful! Find out if they send their special kids out of district. One of our schools here does it - but at a younger age it works out well for the kids! When they are older its harder to change schools due to their friends.

It is very important to work diligently and get services that may have to be provided out of district. REFUSE to let your child NOT BE TESTED if that is suggested and insist your child be tested for STAR like any other kid!

My experience has been usually CST's they give a SLD - Specific Learning Disability on an IEP and won't mention Dyslexia - which costs the school more services than SLD! Then by the time the parent is smart enough to fight and ask for more - they got you on its too late - we'll never know if it will make a difference!

DON't STOP but RUN and find an advocate in your area - an experienced parent - someone - Then go to the Superintendent and beg - or the special education in CA (on-line) has a mediation form - fill it out and email everyone - call and get the email addresses of the people I mentioned - if you print and sign and mail it has to be addressed at the CA Special Education Department - by a mediator.

If you have testing already done you can email it to- Dr.Joseph Torgenson in Fl who is an expert and he will call you after you back (for free!) if you send him results.... of neuro-phsycological testing!

If the school won't do any testing! Copy the mediation form and send it to your superintendent, child study team leader, regional superintendent, state special education leader via email. It's a legal request in writing when you sign it and mail it via the postoffice. But you will put everyone on alert and I am sure if you are lined up with your apples and oranges you'll get an immediate response! DON'T LET THEM SCARE YOU. You have as many rights as the teacher and child study team - you are all partners togther in on this.

LindaMoodBell anywhere near you? You can pay for testing and they can show what they can do based on the results they get back for the specific testing they do - but know that you won't get reimbursed. You can ask for a list of outside agencies the school uses for testing and that they make the appt and pay for it.

California LindaMood Bell locations

Bakersfield --Stockdale Learning Center, remediation through multisensory phonetic therapies
Berkeley--Lindamood-Bell® Learning Center, one-to-one tutoring and small group instruction

Beverly Hills--ITS / Integrated Therapy Solutions, learing center providing various therapies for children and adults with special needs


Folsom--LearningRx Learning Center works one-on-one to strengthen weak cognitive learning skills and help students learn effectively


Los Angeles, (Rolling Hills Estates)--Pride Learning Center, learning specialists work with kids with Dyslexia and math issues using a multisensory approach

San Rafel--Lindamood-Bell® Learning Center, one-to-one tutoring and small group instruction

Marin County--Dyslexia Solutions of Northern California, helps people with dyslexia, dyscalculia, and / or ADHD read, write, speak, and think clearly

Monterey--Lindamood-Bell® Learning Center, one-to-one tutoring and small group instruction

Newport Beach--Lindamood-Bell® Learning Center, one-to-one tutoring and small group instruction

Oakland--Raskob Learning Institute and Day School

Palm Springs--Licensed & Certified Davis Dyslexia Correction® Facilitator

Palo Alto--Lindamood-Bell® Learning Center, one-to-one tutoring and small group instruction

Palos Verdes--Lindamood-Bell® Learning Center, one-to-one tutoring and small group instruction

Pasadena--Lindamood-Bell® Learning Center, one-to-one tutoring and small group instruction

Sacramento

Melvin-Smith Learning Center-- Dyslexia, Attention Deficit, Learning Disability programs
Lindamood-Bell® Learning Center--one-to-one tutoring and small group instruction

San Luis Obispo--Lindamood-Bell® Learning Center and Corporate Headquarters; --one-to-one tutoring and small group instruction

San Diego--Lindamood-Bell® Learning Center, one-to-one tutoring and small group instruction

San Diego--Banyan Tree Learning Center for Remediation of Learning and Attention Problems

San Francisco--Lindamood-Bell® Learning Center, one-to-one tutoring and small group instruction

San Rafel--Lindamood-Bell® Learning Center, one-to-one tutoring and small group instruction

Santa Barbara--Lindamood-Bell® Learning Center, one-to-one tutoring and small group instruction

Saratoga--Lindamood-Bell® Learning Center, one-to-one tutoring and small group instruction

Walnut Creek --Active Reading Clinic: employs Reading Revolution's kinesthetic approach

Walnut Creek--Lindamood-Bell® Learning Center, one-to-one tutoring and small group instruction

Westwood--Lindamood-Bell® Learning Center, one-to-one tutoring and small group instruction


dyslexia organization - wrights laws - IDEA 2004, No Child Left Behind, there is soooooo much! This is all wrong - do not accpet it!!!!!

Grade 3 STATE TEST RESULTS ON GREAT SCHOOLS

English Language Arts
64% (2008)
56% (2007)
61% (2006)
69% (2005)
The state average for English Language Arts was 38% in 2008.

Be careful of any testing you do - 1 year at minimum is required between tests or they skew the scores.

Testing info on your school from Great Schools!
Grade 3
English Language Arts This School
All Students 64%
Females 75%
Males 54%
African American n/a
Asian 73%
Filipino n/a
Hispanic or Latino 43%
American Indian or Alaska Native n/a
Native Hawaiian n/a
Pacific Islander n/a
Guamanian n/a
Samoan n/a
Tahitian n/a
Other Pacific Islander n/a
White (not Hispanic) 68%
Economically disadvantaged 36%
Non-economically disadvantaged 70%
Students with no reported disability 63%
English learner 20%
Fluent-English proficient and English only 70%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree) 31%
Parent education - college graduate 70%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate 79%
Parent education - declined to state 75%

About the tests



In 2007-2008 California used the California Standards Tests (CSTs) to test students in English language arts in grades 2 through 11; math in grades 2 through 7; science in grades 5, 8 and 10; and history-social science in grades 8 and 11. Middle and high school students also took subject-specific CSTs in math and science, depending on the course in which they were enrolled.

The CSTs are standards-based tests, which means they measure how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of California.
The different student groups are identified by the California Department of Education; if there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.
The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the tests.