I went to a meeting for the student I am going to tutor. It was the teacher, the mom, a rep. from the county, and myself. I went over his IEP with the teacher and discussed services that need to be added. After looking over the paperwork, and asking a lot of questions, I got a pretty good idea why he still can’t read. He is dyslexic, but they have him diagosed as something else – so he is not receiving services that a person with dyslexia should receive. Sometimes the school will do this intentionally to avoid paying for extra services.

I know that realistically I can’t speak for the mother. She needs a lawyer. I hope to get her in touch with someone who can deal with the legal side of it, so I can focus solely on the tutoring. It is sad to me that something that could have been solved a long time ago, has been made to drag out for as long as it has. Dyslexia is something that can be accomodated. If someone has dyslexia, they can learn to read, but they need the resources.

For anyone that is looking to promote literacy – you will find this problem. Most schools will take the easy road and ignore their dyslexic students rather than get them the help they need. It is a sad fact.