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Hugh? Is it all in my head??
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 528736" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I don't know the exact tests used, but they are missing some big things. Either that or your private evaaaaluators were really messing things up. I know this sounds like a cop out or excuse, but giving these tests is not as easy as it sounds. They truly do have to be given a certain way and a LOT of the people I have seen give them have no real clue what they are doing. There is a reason they teach entire classes in how to give certain tests to get valid results.</p><p></p><p>Did you get subgroup/subset scores? Often the overall score is meaningless and it is the subset/subroup scores tht tell the real store. Sdly lots of school admins and teachers think that the overall score is the meaningful part. The highs and lows of the subgroups, along with the difference between the subgroup scores tell the answers. </p><p></p><p>Plus it is SUPER easy to fudge/coach/'help' kid if you want and no one is recording the testing . This is true for EVERY standardized tests. This is why our schools MUST have an impartial observer give the standardized tests that the kids take in certain grades. They use volunteers from the community and we have to go through a cuople of hours of training each year prior to proctoring the standardized testing. It really makes a BIG difference in the scores to have a teacher doing anything differently.</p><p></p><p>What did the Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation say? Can school use that to provide services? What other testing would be more appropriate to help identify issues? </p><p></p><p>Has he been evaluated by an autism center? OFten those are a bit different and might pick up on more of his quirks and differences and give you ideas to help figure them out. Just a thought. Oh, has he ever been evaled by a developmental pediatrician? that also could be very helpful.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 528736, member: 1233"] I don't know the exact tests used, but they are missing some big things. Either that or your private evaaaaluators were really messing things up. I know this sounds like a cop out or excuse, but giving these tests is not as easy as it sounds. They truly do have to be given a certain way and a LOT of the people I have seen give them have no real clue what they are doing. There is a reason they teach entire classes in how to give certain tests to get valid results. Did you get subgroup/subset scores? Often the overall score is meaningless and it is the subset/subroup scores tht tell the real store. Sdly lots of school admins and teachers think that the overall score is the meaningful part. The highs and lows of the subgroups, along with the difference between the subgroup scores tell the answers. Plus it is SUPER easy to fudge/coach/'help' kid if you want and no one is recording the testing . This is true for EVERY standardized tests. This is why our schools MUST have an impartial observer give the standardized tests that the kids take in certain grades. They use volunteers from the community and we have to go through a cuople of hours of training each year prior to proctoring the standardized testing. It really makes a BIG difference in the scores to have a teacher doing anything differently. What did the Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation say? Can school use that to provide services? What other testing would be more appropriate to help identify issues? Has he been evaluated by an autism center? OFten those are a bit different and might pick up on more of his quirks and differences and give you ideas to help figure them out. Just a thought. Oh, has he ever been evaled by a developmental pediatrician? that also could be very helpful. [/QUOTE]
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