thessa516 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 I'm certain my youngest child is dyslexic. I use AAR (very slowly) with him. Is there a benefit to having him officially tested or will I just to be told "Yep, he's dyslexic, use an Orton-Gillingham program"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Psych will do more than diagnose. AAR is not enough for many kids and thorough testing will quantify that. Going slower is not enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanin Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Agreed - the information you get from testing is really valuable. There may be more going on that you think, and testing can speed up your discovery of a child's needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Testing will be helpful because it will allow you to see his specific profile of strengths and weaknesses. It may also point to other things going on in addition to (or even instead of) dyslexia. Also, and this is important, testing now will provide a history of disability that is good to have when requesting accommodations from the College Board/ACT people. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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