When we were told she wouldn't receive RTI, it didn't make sense because she wasn't progressing. Her self-confidence was low because it seemed like everyone else around her could read.
A key issue was the school district didn't teach phonics for reading. Instead, the kids are taught to scan the page for picture clues to the word - often at the expense of pronunciation and spelling.
With phonics, you learn to sound out the word. It's a much more practical and efficient method of teaching literacy. It didn't seem like the district was going to change.
I thought, 'My kid's not going to be the kid that's just going to slide through.' We had to employ a reading tutor to help her.
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