I'll add one more note: She was referred for a dyslexia screen in third grade by teacher d/t poor spelling. The screen didn't pick anything up. But due to punctuation and spelling and reading issues, I'm afraid it's there, but she was bright enough to compensate for a third grade screen, but as the material has gotten more difficult and reading dependent (she is in private college prep school), she is slowly circling the drain. Anyone else had a screen not pick it up to later have it dx?
Bella, your dd's test scores as well as your description of her teacher suspecting dyslexia but the screening not picking it up is very similar to my HG dd's experience (my dd is 8). She appears to have dyslexia, and she has the same spelling etc challenges - but the educational testing revealed she has a weakness in associative memory (not dyslexia). It's every bit as much of a challenge as dyslexia and definitely impacts her ability to complete schoolwork without accommodations. Most of the recommendations for accommodations she received are very similar to accommodations for dyslexic students, but remediation is different. I have no idea what's up with your dd, but wanted to mention her experience simply because different challenges often share similar symptoms. You're doing absolutely the best thing to do at this point - having the psych ed testing. I imagine it will help tremendously in understanding what's up.
Hang in there!
polarbear
