Hi,
I just wanted to let you know how comforting it felt reading the post on this board. My son, Justin is in 2nd grade. We have been aware of his ld since he was 3. He was a slow walker and talker but both came around. It became evident that we needed to do some testing because everything was developing at such a slow rate. We got him in an intergrated preschool with speech,pt,ot ect. We just kept hoping he would grow out of this. Last year, for 1st grade he was place in a small class with low functioning children. I thought at the time the extra attention would help him “grow out of this”. He only advanced three months for the whole year according to testing. This new school year started this month and they placed him in the exact same class. We went to the open house and I watched my child change before my eyes. He is normally very verbal and fun until we walked into the class. He started slurring his words and pointing with grunts just as his classmate did. It became evident immediatly that he was lowering his ability to that of his peers. It has been a simple matter to get the classroom changed this week. I am however concerned about placing him in a class that is too advanced for him. Justin cannot write or read at this point. His social skills are far more advanced than the class he is currently in, I am hopeful this “new” more advance class may raise his academic level. Has anyone else had this experience?
Thanks,
Karl
Sir:
You might try to see if a private school dealing with LD is appropriate for your child,.Or try a Charter school. I have experience growing up with LD and the symptoms like your son, the public school just will not deal or is unable to accomodate him. Do not waste time and effort trying to convince the public school. I did and my parents and I regret to this day. Be sure to contact your local LD branch. Good luck to you.