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momsdream-
Sounds more like your daughter might have problems with sound blending and/or phonemic decoding. What you are describing is difficulty with phoneme/grapheme knowledge. There are lots of different aspects of reading disorders, but if you don't catch them early, the consequences can be worse. Not to scare you, just don't want you to dawdle. Kids at this age learn to memorize words for spelling rests, but then can't decode them in paragraphs. They often read the first few letters of the word and then guess at the rest based on their vocabulary or the context of the paragraph. They also often skip the conjunctives (and, or, but, etc). Reading is often laborious and dysfluent. They can also be slow at object naming. I fully agree that a private evaluation is in order. Not to poo-poo the public school services, but I just don't think you'll get the kind of comprehensive evaluation you might prefer. Personally, I'd steer you to a pediatric neuropsychologist, and you might consider calling C.H.O.P.S (childrens hospital of Philly) for some direction, or call your local Psychological Association for a referral.
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