I hear that your daughter has a learning disability and that this disability was noted since third grade. Has she received special education services?

Dear Lynette,

First, congratulate yourself for being such an involved and supportive parent! Unfortunately, even with parent support, schools don’t always implement IEPs appropriately for a variety of reasons.

Dear Kathy,

Dear Catherine:

Dear Audra:

I am very upset to learn that your son has gone through at least 12 years of public school and is still reading at the first-grade level. How did this happen? Was he not tested over the years?

One difficulty with older struggling readers is that they can often become hesitant and anxious about reading, avoiding situations where they m

It appears that the school has done formal testing, called psycho-educational testing.

Dear Jane: