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It could be the school, it could be an LD. I don't think you'll know which (or if it's both) until you've had a thorough evaluation by a neuropsychologist, and until you've switched your ds to a different school situation. There are some things that appear to me to be very good about your current situation - his teachers are listening to your concerns and trying to make things work for your ds - this gives you a chance to try different things and see how they work for your ds. OTOH, some Montessoris can be very rigid - but again, it sounds like you've had good response from his teachers in trying to help him be successful and he's still struggling.. which makes me think an eval now, before you make huge school decisions, is really important.

Have you thought about transferring him to your neighborhood school for the short term? That would take the Montessori element out of the questions.

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