Dyslexia Testing In Atlanta Posted: 06-16-06 09:03am
My cousin's son goes to private school
outside of atlanta and he has signs of
being dyslexic. The school is not
authorized to do the testing and told my
cousin that she would have to enroll him
into public school and then re-register
him into his private school. Plus he
missed passing the reading part of his
exams by 2 points and might have to repeat
the 3rd grade. Long story short does
anyone know of any testing facilities in
the atlanta area.
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Jannika
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Tests Posted: 10-11-06 03:00am
I'm sorry I don't no of any i'm from the
uk, but thats stupid if the school cant do
it you shouldn't have to change his school
you can see an educational psycologist and
they can do a test for you, all schools
have connections with an educational
psycologist they have to, thats what we
did with my lil bro because I got
diagnosed at college so they said he
should have a test too (even though I
think its pretty oviouse we are dyslexic)
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ladylee70
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Posted: 02-01-07 18:24pm
True. The new federal idea 2004
(individuals with disabilities education
act) states that the district in which the
private school resides is the district
that needs to do the testing. Find out
what school district the child resides in
and contact the district. The big problem
you may run into is the lack of
interventions. If the school does not
have enough interventions then the
district may say that enough hasn't been
done. In order for a child to get tested
in most school district, the school is
required to keep a list of various
interventions and the outcomes. If, after
many interventions, the child is still
having difficulty then the child usually
has an evaluation.
So, your first step is to call the local
school district. If they are confused,
contact the state department of education.
You shouldn't have to pay out of your own
pocket for an evaluation.
Good luck and pm me if you want specific
information. This is my field of
expertise.
