The best course of action for parents who are struggling to navigate the school systems on behalf of their children is to have their children evaluated, which can be a very difficult task. They are frequently costly. The school doesn't promote them. However, parents who stand up for their kids are frequently successful, and the educational system sometimes has to wait without them.
It makes sense that they are waiting to identify the reader who is having difficulty. However, based on our understanding of education, psychology, and neuroscience, we know that waiting is not a wise course of action. It's too long to wait for failure and start with that. Therefore, I believe that parents should simply be as involved as possible. Depending on the teacher and the school they work with, it can be quite difficult.
The degree of understanding and support that schools provide varies wildly. Additionally, I've spoken with a lot of parents who are furious about what appears to be a delayed or perplexing response from their school. The fact that many schools will claim that they are unable to identify your child's dyslexia is one of the perplexing aspects. Additionally, this is a somewhat obscure technical point regarding the definition of dyslexia as a label and whether it is an educational or clinical label.
However for many parents it's much more confusing, because there's a commonsense use of the term — is what parents go by. So this is very confusing that the use of that terminology alone has been a source of great frustration for families trying to understand why their children struggle.
Submitted by: Parents & Families | Topic: Dyslexia
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