I have two DS, aged 10 and 8. Both are dyslexic, but have very different difficulties. My eldest has the reading age of a 14 year old, but has difficulty in writing legibly (he is also dyspraxic). My youngest did not begin to be able to read and write until he turned 8 years old. We found the LEA to be really unhelpful, and they wouldn't even assess our eldest child until he turned 9. We went to the dyslexia institute for private assessments, and they now have one hour per week each of specialist dyslexic tuition, paid for by us. (The Dyslexia Institute has recently been rebranded and is now called Dyslexia Action). Our children were in a very good, but very small, state primary school, but they did not get any extra funding, even after their diagnosis. We are now home educating both boys, and they have come on leaps and bounds - the pressure of having to face the Literacy hour every day has now gone, and their work takes the form of topics, instead of separate subjects, and this seems to suit their learning styles. My youngest is now only a year behind the expected literacy level for his age - so he has made up three years of progress in just over a year. Sorry to waffle on, the basis of what I meant to say is don't assume that a diagnosis of dyslexia will lead to any extra funding for support - it should, but in my experience, it doesn't! My sons were taken out of their science lessons to read in the office with the school secretary, and that's about all. It was a shame, as they love science! The educational psychologist came into school and assessed them, told me to play I-Spy with them on long car journeys, but didn't mention the word 'dyslexia' in her report. The report came with a leaflet entitled 'How to help your Dyslexic child' stapled to it though! One thing that did annoy me was that my eldest son was always average in his class, but his verbal skills always suggested he was brighter than average. His tests from the Dyslexia Institute came back to support this - his dyslexia was not being addressed in school, and because he was scoring average marks, this was deemed as good enough. I think my youngest son is one of those children who needed time to mature, and now he has grasped the basics of literacy, he's steaming ahead. I don't think the National Curriculum caters for these children. You could try using resources such as Stiles, or borrowing 'Toe by Toe' or 'Reading Reflex'. I've got copies and would be happy to lend them out if you're anywhere near me (North Yorkshire). Overlays worked for my eldest son, but not for my youngest. My eldest son also had the reading glasses with coloured lenses, but he relies on them less now he is not in school. I agree that you know your child best, and if you think there is an underlying difficulty in her understanding of literacy, you should follow your instincts.