I have received some VERY nice, and helpful comments on my dyslexia posts. Thank you to Liz for your perspective, and to Jessica, for your experience. It makes me feel good that I'm on the right path.

Liz said something about that it's not just the switching we should be on the lookout for. I agree completely, Phoebe's been frustrated and angry for almost two years now. Last night she was crying that Monday was a school day. I'm certain that her lack of focus is a compensatory method to the fact that she's frustrated. She's even called herself "stupid" a couple of times.

These things make me sad. As I noted before, our goal for the second grade is not for her to excel at standardized tests, or to be at the top of her class for grades, rather our goal is for her to learn how to learn, and to love learning. Right now, the methods employed by the school are not methods that work for her to learn, and so it's making her dread learning.

This is not acceptable.

So, for THIS moment, I will go along with the school's process, and today I will submit our request for a meeting, in writing. From what I understand they have 60 days to comply. That's a LONG time for a kid to stay frustrated, let's hope it doesn't take that long.