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<blockquote data-quote="soapbox" data-source="post: 475875" data-attributes="member: 13003"><p>Hi, and welcome.</p><p></p><p>Middle school. Sigh. </p><p>So many kids "hit the wall" about now.</p><p>This is when there is a major transformation of school expectations.</p><p>The work gets MUCH harder, the volume is much higher, and the assumption is that you have mastered all the basic skills... reading, writing, core math, etc. </p><p></p><p>Reality is... it ain't necessarily so.</p><p></p><p>Switching schools right now is also really tricky - its often said that these are the worst ages to move a kid.</p><p></p><p>There WILL be one or more reasons for all that is happening.</p><p>You won't know what the solutions are, until you get to the bottom of the causes.</p><p></p><p>When going through the evaluation process, please consider adding the following, as they often get missed...</p><p></p><p>1) hearing</p><p>2) auditory processing - starts with Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) evaluation, then usually advanced auditory specialist - doesn't necessarily have to be a language problem, can be difficulty listening in the presence of background noise.</p><p>3) motor skills - fine or gross, can be very subtle and still cause huge issues at school - this would be an Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation. Occupational Therapist (OT) doesn't do dxes, but can substantiate issues...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soapbox, post: 475875, member: 13003"] Hi, and welcome. Middle school. Sigh. So many kids "hit the wall" about now. This is when there is a major transformation of school expectations. The work gets MUCH harder, the volume is much higher, and the assumption is that you have mastered all the basic skills... reading, writing, core math, etc. Reality is... it ain't necessarily so. Switching schools right now is also really tricky - its often said that these are the worst ages to move a kid. There WILL be one or more reasons for all that is happening. You won't know what the solutions are, until you get to the bottom of the causes. When going through the evaluation process, please consider adding the following, as they often get missed... 1) hearing 2) auditory processing - starts with Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) evaluation, then usually advanced auditory specialist - doesn't necessarily have to be a language problem, can be difficulty listening in the presence of background noise. 3) motor skills - fine or gross, can be very subtle and still cause huge issues at school - this would be an Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation. Occupational Therapist (OT) doesn't do dxes, but can substantiate issues... [/QUOTE]
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