My 2nd grader was identified as highly gifted with dyslexia/dysgraphia this summer. Her school does not acknowledge any disability because she is at or above grade-level in her reading and writing. Her spelling is atrocious. She struggles to keep up with the writing demands of the gifted classroom. The psych who did her testing believes that she should be reading at a much higher level based on her WISC-IV FSIQ of 149.
Since the school isn't doing anything, the psych recommended that we get her assessed by Lindamood Bell to see if they could identify specific weaknesses that could be targeted for intervention. We just got the results back. All of the reading and writing scores are in the 60th to 80th percentile with grade equivalents of mid 2nd grade to 4th grade level. The LMB representative is recommending 40 hours of instruction at $82/hr even though there are no clear gaps. The psych still believes this might be helpful. I am having a hard time justifying the cost, extra driving in winter, and inconvenience where there is not a clear objective. Does anyone have a any words of wisdom?
