<p>OP: I have read CC almost daily since the beginning of my S Jr. year- I have gleaned so much information and insight from the advice/debates of many on this forum. My S was accepted to many top tier schools, and now is in his second yr at one of the top UCs in So Cal because he LOVES to surf. I wanted him to pick a top LAC, but I digress- You may notice this is my first post. Never planned on posting- but I cant let your cry for help and insight go unheeded. Almost every poster here has given you very good info, however any advice of waiting, or hoping DD (see- know the CC short hand!) develops coping skills, in my experience is NOT an option. Ever. Dyslexia is a funny one, because it shows up differently, and responds to different approaches. In fact until recently, when MRI imaging proved the brain of a Dyslexic operated differently, many professional, especially school personnel did not really believe it at all. Now, there is no dispute that a dyslexic uses different parts of the brain to read. How to best address it is still in dispute. Thats where you come in. I was told my S could not progress to 2 grd-he couldnt read. I immediately took action because, 1) he was extremely smart in all ways 2) I remember the exact day I learned to read in 3rd grade and what if felt like 3) the pattern of other boys in our family. This was 1995 when the internet was really available and information was easily accessible. I was an expert in my sons deficiency in about 4 months, picked out what looked like the most successful and documented treatment and took action right then. The school resisted, however, I got lucky with a new principle that was also dyslexic. The beginning of 2nd grade S only went to school until 10:30 then he went to the center for the remainder of the day. Took 6 WEEKS, of intensive therapy and he came out reading in the 95% that yr and never under the 97% any year after- STAR tested by the state every year. Lucky mandatory testing started that year. I then had to remediate math in 3rd and writing in 5th grade. Dyslexia has weird tentacles. Many areas of learning may be involved to various degrees. Advocated for an IEP and 504 every yr, but it was removed in 6th grd. Nothing, and I mean nothing, was easy for him or me. However, he understood his learning difference early on and never felt diminished by it. In 8th gd he was one of a handful of students to get the Presidents award, signed by George himself. Needed to have over a 3.75 6-8 gr. AND test above the 85% in all categories of the State testing all three years. You should have seen S face when his name was announced. You should have seen the other parents/coaches faces too! His was a silent struggle. Fast forward- Top CA public HS, Graduated High honors,8 APs with 4-5s, 2 college courses with A-(one from UCLA in Stem Cell research) NHS Pres. Varsity Lacrosse, and many other ECs and many scholar athlete awards. SAT2- 700 Bio-m 680 USH, ACT 32, w/ 34 in read and 32 Eng. ACT because on practice test he score 220 pts higher than the UC equivalent for the SAT (see chart), also submit best score only. These are his real stats-He was accepted to all UCs except Berkeley and back east rejected by Brown but accepted by Midd. He is loving college, loving it, and loves his classes. Every year of brain development is crucial. It takes total commitment and advocacy by at least one parent. And Everything Shawbridge has posted is right on- research every tool and website mentioned in those posts, scour the internet, and take action without the school. The school will dodge every solution that cost money, (special ed rights come into play here so they will not acknowledge disability) so it is on you. You too can have your own success story, but I want you to know it was the HARDEST thing I have ever had to do over an extended period of time, without hard evidence I was doing anything right! I held a trading position at a top bank and a single mother during all of his school years-I know hard work. Still the hardest but most rewarding thing I have dedicated myself to. It was worth it. (BTW, he went to the Lindamood-bell center in Berkeley in 1995, not saying that is YOUR solution, just info for you.) Good luck and best wishes. You will have your own success story-</p>