Underachievement in elementary school? - 09/30/13 03:03 PM
My 2nd grade son has struggled mightily in school since day 1. We tried a montessori pre-k which was an epic disaster and started off a long list of testing. After ruling out all sensory, OT issues and ADD/ADHD it was recommended that a more highly structured school would be better for him. After a year of no success there, we did a full psyched eval which ruled out 2e and put in squarely in the EG range, with potential in the PG range as he ceilinged a number of tests. The struggle in school was attributed to the major gap btw his EG/PG ability and what he is showing in school. Was told that with the right structure (which he is in), over time etc. this would resolve but it would take a long time ("hopefully by high school"). While he doesn't qualify for any IEP services, school has been great on working with him on differentiation etc. and he has a weekly individual tutor, but he is still only at high second grade level of most things and at level for spelling (this has gone down from last year). He loves school and is trying, but is still struggling and continues to underachieve. Any thoughts on what to do next? Thanks for the help/advice!