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plan is level 2 out of 3 tiers.
$97 a month blue anthem ppo
$1700 deductible
$4000 out of pocket max
100% preventive covered
80% diagnostic covered AFTER deductible hit
80% prescription covered AFTER $200 deductible hit…
Thinking about having surgery for my knee and this seems costly
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I’m in the same boat with my eldest, and like you, I’m a voracious reader that never had any problems with reading. Fast forward 3 years, and she is as enthusiastic about reading as anyone else, and doing a great job. I think it has been harder for her than some of her classmates (though she is far from being an outlier), but the milestones (such as demonstrating proficiency) and finding favorite books has been enough to instill a love of reading. Don’t get discouraged- I see the diagnostics just improving and issues being identified that might have been ignored previously, especially if your son is smart.
Tutoring has been key, if just to give her someone with whom she can focus on learning to read. She would just get frustrated when we tried to coach her... note that we were open about her dyslexia diagnosis when trying to find a tutor, as that requires particular strategies (not that I understood it entirely).
My kid has dyslexia and he loves to read now that he has the proper skill set. The big thing for him (and us) was understanding the type of dyslexia he has and building his confidence with reading.
Tips:
1. Our school district has a specific resource class for elementary school that replaced his reading lesson. Check to see if your district does, too, and how to get him to qualify for it.
2. You could also look for a tutor that specializes in the Orton-Gillingham approach. He’s going to need specialized teaching, the tutors at like sylvan learning center, etc. won’t be able to provide that because they focus more on phonics than decoding for dyslexics.
3. There’s an online reading program called Nessy. We started using that during the pandemic last year and he really liked it.
4. Look on Amazon for books specifically for dyslexics. They will books with a different font and size. Comic books might work for him too.
5. Audio books are great! There’s a program called reading ally that is like Audible but it also has the printed text and highlights as it reads.
6. For you: I highly recommend the book The Dyslexia Advantage. It really puts in perspective the different types of dyslexia and their strengths. It’s a great and informative read.
Good luck! Dyslexics are incredibly smart! Their approach to life is just different than the normal standards taught in public school.
I will add that my kid was much older by the time we found out. He was in 2nd and because he was so good with sight words, and excelled in most everything else, he flew under the radar for a while. Looking back, it made a lot of sense though—cue mom guilt.
So, it is so so great that y’all have identified it early!!