We accidentially discovered that our daughter had vision problems. She could see close up fine & distance fine. When it came to reading a sentence the words would blend together or fade to black. She said it was like trying to read as you go into a black tunnel. This is something our eye dr. caught. It's not something that would show up in a school screening. My daughter didn't know anything was wrong because that is how she had always seen the world.
Since then she has improved tremendously through eye therapy. Her grades have gone up. However, the school still wants her to have an IEP next year. We've refused it. So, I'm in the same boat as you. I'm looking for a program that fits my daughters needs.
So, I guess the point that I started out to make is not to wait too long if his reading ability isn't moving forward. There could be so many reasons why, none of which is his intelligence. Unfortunately, that is often what kids believe.Statistics: Posted by wannabe — Tue Apr 29, 2008 6:44 am
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