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Parent credits school’s reading program with progress for child with suspected dyslexia
Summary
Parent Stacy DeFosse told the board her second-grade child, who struggles with reading and likely has dyslexia, improved after the school implemented a reading methodology she referred to as the “Linden Midbell” program and after the family pursued evaluation.
Stacy DeFosse, a parent of three students in the Warrenton School District, described a multi-year struggle with her younger child’s reading and said the family pursued evaluation for likely dyslexia. She told the board the school has begun training staff in a reading methodology she called the “Linden Midbell” program and that her son showed measurable progress after the program’s implementation.
"Since this program has been implemented, the change we have seen in our son has been remarkable," DeFosse said, explaining that he moved from not consistently recognizing letters and sounds to beginning to read. DeFosse thanked the school for investing in staff training and strengthening reading instruction and urged continued support for programs that give students tools to succeed. The board did not take immediate action on the request during the meeting.
