TheReader Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 Many moons ago, you guys directed me to Barton for my severe dyslexic. At the time, he was around 11, had been dx'ed at age 7 and we were told then he may never read. We cobbled along with what OG programs we could find (we were living in Brazil then), and came back to TX, and had him eval'ed for autism (nope), and by that point we'd gotten him to a 2nd grade reading level. That evaluator, in consulting with a colleague, said his was the worst case of dyslexia she/they had ever seen in someone that age. Discouraged (b/c we'd been so happy he was finally *reading* at all), I came here, and you all very emphatically said -- BARTON! Message heard, we dove in, and within 2 yrs of that, he was reading more or less on grade level. A year or two after that, he was reading things *for fun.* On his own. Holy cow. Anyway, here we are, he's heading into his senior year, and to do a dual enrollment/dual credit class at the local community college, had to take their entrance/college readiness exam. He did that today. College ready in all areas. College ready in all areas. I am having trouble letting it sink in, and just wanted to share with folks who get it. How far he's come from "really, you should be prepared that he may never learn to read at all...." College.Ready.In.All.Areas. Thank you, Susan Barton. 29 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassia Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 Congratulations! These are my favorite kinds of updates! ❤️ ❤️ So happy for you and your son. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Keeper Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 Well done to both of you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El... Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 What rock stars you both are! Hurray!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 I'm so amazingly happy for you. I vaguely remember the start of your story, because it's so hard to be on the other end of these screens seeing people come in with extreme situations that they have to move heaven and earth seemingly to change. I love that you made it happen and pushed and got evals and that it came together so beautifully for him. You know this, but if he's doing DE work, you want to update his evals and teach him to use accommodations. Limited distraction testing environment, keyboard for notes, extended time, anything that allows him to show who he is is AWESOME. You might also take advantage of any career testing the college offers. I hope he continues to find his niche in the world and blossom!! Good job!!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReader Posted June 28, 2023 Author Share Posted June 28, 2023 1 hour ago, PeterPan said: I'm so amazingly happy for you. I vaguely remember the start of your story, because it's so hard to be on the other end of these screens seeing people come in with extreme situations that they have to move heaven and earth seemingly to change. I love that you made it happen and pushed and got evals and that it came together so beautifully for him. You know this, but if he's doing DE work, you want to update his evals and teach him to use accommodations. Limited distraction testing environment, keyboard for notes, extended time, anything that allows him to show who he is is AWESOME. You might also take advantage of any career testing the college offers. I hope he continues to find his niche in the world and blossom!! Good job!!! Thank you; yes, we're looking into all of that. You were one who pushed me towards Barton, and talked me through some of the other stuff way back when. I'm so glad you saw this! He is doing phenomenally well - he's creating video games and things, and just in general excelling. He has worked so very hard, and it's paid/paying off. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanin Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 That is simply amazing!! Hooray!!! ❤️ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel-in-CA Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 What a lovely update!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 Not to take over, but my youngest kid, who had a similar "may not ever be functionally literate" diagnosis from a neuropsych at seven and a "please don't ever send her to public school" conversation from a school psychologist, scored a 36 on the reading section of the ACT and is an A student in AP classes at public high school. Her math scores are "maybe not quite college ready," but we were not ever really able to remediate her working memory challenges and she is not really capable of memoizing formulas, which makes the ACT math section much trickier. I think she'll make it even in math. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathmarm Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 What a delightful update! Thank you for sharing! This totally made my day!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 (edited) 12 hours ago, Terabith said: I think she'll make it even in math. And the important thing is she'll be a nice person who cares about cats! 😁 You gotta love how wrong these psychs can be. I think it shows the trajectory if they were left to standard, not what could be with imagination. Edited June 30, 2023 by PeterPan 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReader Posted July 1, 2023 Author Share Posted July 1, 2023 On 6/29/2023 at 8:29 PM, Terabith said: Not to take over, but my youngest kid, who had a similar "may not ever be functionally literate" diagnosis from a neuropsych at seven and a "please don't ever send her to public school" conversation from a school psychologist, scored a 36 on the reading section of the ACT and is an A student in AP classes at public high school. Her math scores are "maybe not quite college ready," but we were not ever really able to remediate her working memory challenges and she is not really capable of memoizing formulas, which makes the ACT math section much trickier. I think she'll make it even in math. Not taking over at all! I'm glad you shared that! Yes, I'm sure she'll be fine even in math! These kids are remarkable! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnsinkableKristen Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 This is so encouraging! My 11ds received a similar diagnosis and he's in year 2 of Barton tutoring. It is *amazing* to see the progress and I'm thrilled to see your sons success!! So happy for you! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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