If you just received an At-Risk Letter, discover what to do with that information. Do you know which specific skill the dyslexia screener actually flagged? Most parents never find out, and that answer changes everything about what you do next. This episode will help you reframe a dyslexia screener as the eye chart, not the glasses.

By the end of this episode you'll be able to understand an at-risk letter for what it really says, and walk into the school with five questions that get you real answers.

More than half of US states now require schools to screen young children for reading risk, which is why these letters are suddenly being sent to parents. In Georgia, every student from kindergarten through third grade is screened three times a year, and the school has fifteen school days to notify you in writing.

I'm Tracy Young, an ALTA certified Orton-Gillingham tutor and mom to a dyslexic daughter. A screening takes five to twenty minutes and samples a few narrow skills. It's like the nurse at the pediatrician’s office saying your child should probably see an eye doctor. She didn't prescribe glasses.

Discover how to:

1.Tell the difference between a dyslexia screener and a full evaluation

2.Read the subscores and know which flag deserves a closer look

3.Send one email with five questions that starts a key paper trail

4.Spot the quieter signs in an older child who never got a letter at all

If you know another parent who received an at-risk letter about a dyslexia screener, please share this episode with them, tap follow, and leave a quick rating.

Cheers,

Tracy Young

Orton Gillingham Tutor

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Chapters

00:00 Understanding the at-risk letter

04:15 Dyslexia Screeners: what they measure

08:33 Three things to know

12:10 Five questions to ask the school

19:47 Final thoughts

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