http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/411663/dyslexia-and-public-school-sucess Hi. My son who is age 6 and in kindergarten has just been diagnosised with dyslexia. He is in the moderate to severe range with difficulies with auditory processing, reading, math,and working memory. His IQ test puts him in the upper end of above average. After much soul searching we have decided to put him in a special school where he will recieve intensive remediation for his dyslexia. Eventually we would like to "mainstream" him back to public school. So here is my request....does anyone have a child with dyslexia that was very sucessful in the public school system. Our elementary school was going to offer my son speech and language services 2x a week and a "pull-out" reading class using fundations 5x a week. Since none of the services were being offered 1:1 or with other children with dyslexia and the fact that the school does not even recognize the word "dyslexia" we have decided on the private school. Please advise and thank you. GreatSchools en-us trooper Great!!! I think you will be pleased!!Good Luck,Trooper http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/411663/dyslexia-and-public-school-sucess?cpage=1#comment_414380 5100.414380 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:59:19 -0700 marylandmom Thank you all for the responses. trooper: My son will be going to one of the schools you mentioned, Jemicy! It really is a great school! http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/411663/dyslexia-and-public-school-sucess?cpage=1#comment_414155 5100.414155 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:41:34 -0700 trooper It is important to give the public system an opportunity to address your son's specific learning needs. If they are unable to provide a free and appropriate education they are ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/411663/dyslexia-and-public-school-sucess?cpage=1#comment_413274 5100.413274 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:20:44 -0700 healthy11 Marylandmom, my "gut feeling" says that if they used a non-verbal IQ test instead of the WISC-IV (such as the UNIT or C-TONI) your son would have scored higher, even ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/411663/dyslexia-and-public-school-sucess?cpage=1#comment_412106 5100.412106 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:24:39 -0700 idel072203 Unfortunately, I have the same situation as yours. My son has ADP(AUDITORY PROCESSING DYSFUNCTION)-DYSLEXIA AN AD AD. This is his 3rd year in a public school, he has retain in ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/411663/dyslexia-and-public-school-sucess?cpage=1#comment_411851 5100.411851 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:29:48 -0700 marylandmom Thank you for your response. I posted on the millermom site as well. The tests used to diagnois my son were the Wechsler (IV) for Children, NEPSY, Jorden Left Right ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/411663/dyslexia-and-public-school-sucess?cpage=2#comment_411812 5100.411812 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:01:53 -0700 healthy11 Hi. I've got a bright son with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and ADHD. If you don't mind my asking, which IQ test was your son given? The reason I ask is because ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/411663/dyslexia-and-public-school-sucess?cpage=2#comment_411695 5100.411695 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:47:06 -0700