When should you tell people about your dyslexia? And when is it better to keep it private?

I have a teen who has dyslexia and has an IEP in public school. My child is getting straight A's and B's in all classes, except for Spanish. I am struggling with the school to implement the correct accommodations for Spanish, as well as to provide my son with the accommodations that are in his IEP. I am looking to get some ideas for other accommodations to make him successful to at least get a C in the class. He gets all A's on his coursework but fails every single assessment.

I have supportive data from Language Ally but have not found anything from my state’s Board of Education or the International Dyslexia Association with regards to audiobooks with fidelity. In particular, multisensory (visual and audible) as well as the importance of being able to search for a word that may have just been missed. Do you have any documents supporting the research studies behind what audiobooks with fidelity look like and the reasoning behind the importance?

I support the special education teachers and students in our county. I am trying to learn more about dyslexia so we can improve our instructional practices. The question I am not finding answers to is what format for testing academic areas is the best for students with dyslexia. Our general education teachers are willing to change the way they currently test to accommodate our needs, but I am not sure what the best method is.

From only seeing the negatives to achieving his dream of writing a book, this author chronicles his journey in "The World Through My Dyslexic Eyes".

I read through all of the test descriptions trying to figure out why my son’s testing doesn’t reflect his struggles in reading. His CTOPP scores were average to above average despite displaying many signs of dyslexia and with a four-generation history of reading problems. His school has told me the CTOPP scores have ruled out dyslexia. My question is can one really rule out dyslexia based on the CTOPP?

I’ve been an educator since 1979 and have worked with learning disabled and dyslexic students from kindergarten to adults. I am trained in Orton-Gillingham. I was surprised that you make no mention of this exceptional program on your dyslexia website. Please share why it was omitted.

My 6-year-old daughter hates school and always has. She scores terribly on standardized tests, she’s behind in reading, she throws tantrums at home over homework, and she constantly writes number and letters backward. We’ve asked multiple educators if she could be dyslexic and they tell us no, that she’d be father behind if she was. I just want to help her, but the resources seem hard to find. Can you possibly help us know where to turn for help?

Our son is in 3rd grade and on an IEP. He has been working with an Orton-Gillingham (OG) specialist for 6 months now. My hope was that the frustration level at home would subside, but it has gotten worse and it is exhausting and impacting our family. What should our expectations be as far as seeing results from OG?

I am writing to see if you can give me an opinion regarding my son. He is 10 years old and is going to a school with a very good program for dyslexic kids. He has his struggles with dyslexia, which is understandable. But he has a glass-half-empty personality; or in other words, he projects failure on himself. Do you have any suggestions as to what my wife and I could do to change his attitude and general demeanor at completing tasks that cause him "work"?