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DS15 Y(YR11) just been assesses as dyslexic What can I expect from school?

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TwigTheWonderKid · 16/04/2021 18:57

DS went for a private Ed PSych appointment Monday. I'd had nagging doubts there was something a bit "off" with him since primary but both primary and secondary schools had reassured me nothing was wrong.

Finally decide to trust my gut and it turns out I was right which is great because he's really been suffering from anxiety and hopefully we can get all the stuff in place he'll needot help with A levels. However, he's obviously got 6 weeks left of his GCSE course and I am wondering what, if anything, school can or should do at this stage with this new information? Obviously if they'd know at the beginnning of Year 10 he would have had a laptop all the way through and extra time. The next 6 weeks are all about mini assessments to " fine tune" the teacher's CAGs but I kind of feel like his need a total overhaul rather than "fine tuning" but I'm not sure what's reasonable to expect?

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TwigTheWonderKid · 22/04/2021 16:58

Thanks @Whippet, that's exactly the kind of advice e need. School have had a chat directly to him as they want him to be in control of the support he receives but it's all so new and hard to know what will help. Asking to take photos of things is an excellent idea.

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chocolatenutcase · 22/04/2021 22:26

@TwigTheWonderKid thank you for your reply. I'm in the northwest so will have to look up here. I'm glad school has acted for your DS now and he's getting the support he needs.

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