Parents with dyslexic children say that Oklahoma schools are not identifying students with the learning obstacle. This causes a concern for parents and students because a child is expected to pass a statewide test to ensure that they can read at grade level. If they can’t, they will not move on to fourth grade.
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Oklahoma Public Schools is not supporting students with dyslexia.
As a result of the deficiency in recognizing dyslexia in schools, parents are turning to private tutoring to help alleviate their dyslexic children’s struggles. Private tutoring can cost a family $10,000 or more. Rep. Mike Shelton Rep. Ann Coody, R-Lawton introduced measures that would require schools to test for dyslexia in kindergarten students, but they did not pass.
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“It is the parents who are educating the schools right now about dyslexia,” said Michelle Keiper, who started the group Decoding Dyslexia Oklahoma, which supports parents of children with dyslexia and advocates for students.
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Reading is one of the most crucial skills a child to learn, but for children with dyslexia, it can be difficult.
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Public schools often do not fund programs to assist children with dyslexia, but many parents cannot afford to send their child to public schools.
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By third grade, states expect children to be able to read fully and if they can’t, the child is seen as a failure.
