Just a quick note on writing, when I was trying to understand DS' writing level last year. There are at least two or three completely things meant by writing. There is the physical act, production, spelling part, then there is the intellectual part. In the intellectual part you have complexity, creativity, word use, content all that good stuff.
Sounds like she is the sort of teacher who recognizes this distinction, and it is likely his ideas and content that have caught her attention.
We've had good luck following the lead of a couple of teachers who were advocating and looking out for DS. Whether you are going to get the perfect result, hard to guess, but it seems like you are walking the best possible path at the moment.
