We ended up seeking help at her school and requested that they test her at the end of her 2nd grade school year. They did and found she had "tendencies towards dyslexia" as they do not diagnose. Honestly it was such a relief to finally be able to understand what was happening because now we could attempt to help her. When you don't know the problem. How can you solve it? She began special education classes in 3rd grade. Texas state laws allow her added special education classes and calls for some accommodations in certain scenarios. Such as spelling lists etc.
She spent Saturday's at the Shelton school in Dallas as they specialize in dyslexia. She also worked with them the entire summer of 2011. This last year while in 4th grade, PISD changed the curriculum for dyslexia using what they call "Take Flight" developed by the Scottish Rite hospital and Sierra really learned how to read, It was so amazing! She must "decode" every word but it is her way of reading. She struggles everyday and cannot spell the same word correctly over and over and thus writing down her words is a trial. But hearing her say she liked books was music to my ears!
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