I am trying to wrap my head around a private, religious school that can provide spec Ed services and the tuition is paid by your district. Is this school a spec Ed school with a religious basis or is it a religious private with in house spec Ed? Not that it matters it just doesn't sound like anything I've heard of before.

With the dyslexia remediation when my DD was at the public she worked with a fabulous "old school" spec Ed teacher who took the "a little of each" approach. The way it was explained to me spec Ed folks trained in the 1970's didn't necessarily train in a specific program. They applied the same principals as OG or Wilson or whatever but applied what each child needed individually. Most people told me this was a very good way of doing it if you had someone good. In 1st grade DD was matched with another kid who was repeating the year. It started off ok but DD kept outpacing him. The next year she worked 1-1 with spec Ed teacher who moved from program to program with her because she kept outpacing each program and spec Ed teacher was trying to keep up with her. By 3rd grade DD was placed OOD and the reading specialist at the spec Ed school (much younger and more recently out of school) insisted that it was best to pick one program and stick with it as it builds on itself. This young teacher was the first to *really* get DD's 2Eness so I sat back and let her do her thing. By the end of 4th grade DD was decoding on grade level and working with her on "Lord of the Flies" using a high school literature program (and audio books) for comprehension.

So the "little bit of each" approach may be ok if the person doing it is qualified and knows what they are doing. It's not as easily measurable though. You may want to request that a specific program is followed so his results can be more easily tracked. You may also request an outside program - people here have reported success with Lindamood Bell.

Hopefully others with more specific knowledge about the test results and intervention strategies will weigh in. This is a tough time of year, though. I don't know how much time people are spending reading and responding here. You may have better luck after the first of the year. But do check on the qualifications of the folks doing your son's interventions. They may be completely qualified spec Ed teachers - especially if your district is paying. If they are not that would be something to address right away.