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<blockquote data-quote="Sheila" data-source="post: 83267" data-attributes="member: 23"><p>If it's time for a re-evaluation (psychoeducational), I'd ask that it be gotten underway. I'd also ask for indepth testing for Math Learning Disability (LD).</p><p></p><p>It's my opinion that when you have a child with an Learning Disability (LD), if the school district doesn't do appropriate testing from time to time, the parent needs to request it. Comparison of baseline (earlier) test scores to current test scores will tell you if the child is falling behind, status quo, or gaining ground.</p><p></p><p>I'll give you a personal example. My son has language-based learning disorders. Sd, after evaluation, said he had no problem. I knew they were wrong. I had him evaluated privately. He did need language therapy. He was in private therapy for 6 months, at which time his Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) said she needed to re-evaluate to see if how things were going and adjust treatment, if needed. The new evaluation was coompared to the old evaluation. He gained 3 yrs, 6 months during the 6 month treatment period. He was still behind, but he was gaining ground. We continued private treatment for another 3 months.</p><p></p><p>I don't know how to do columns, so the info below is hard to read. It's a comparison of one set of test scores in Sept 2003 to the re-evaluation in March 2004. 10 is dead on average; 3 points above 10 (13) and 3 points below 10 (7) is one standard deviation. 7 and below is not good.</p><p></p><p>******************************<u>Sep-03</u>****<u>Mar-04</u></p><p>Sentence Structure*******************5********10</p><p>Concepts & Directions******************7******** 7</p><p>Word Classes************************6******** 9</p><p>Listening to Paragraphs*****************3******** 7</p><p>Receptive Language Score***************75********92</p><p> </p><p>Sentence Assembly********************9********14</p><p>Formulated Sentences******************6******** 7</p><p>Recalling Sentences********************9******** 8</p><p>Word Association**********************3******** 8</p><p>Expressive Language Score*************88********98</p><p> </p><p>Total Language Score******************80********94</p><p>Chronological Age*******************9-9********10-3</p><p>Age Equivalency*********************6-4******** 9-3</p><p> </p><p>The long and short of it was that I had a 10 yr old 4th grader with language skills of a 6 yr old 1st grader. At the end of 6 mo treatment, he was only a year behind.</p><p></p><p>There's more to this story, but this is enough for you to see how progress should be monitored.</p><p></p><p>Also, difficult child's IQ is considered in the normal range. Depending on the variables, some children would have made greater gains and some children would not progressed as rapidly.</p><p></p><p>Should you get a private evaluation also? If at all possible, absolutely. See "One of the Biggest Mistakes Parents Make" at <a href="http://www.conductdisorders.com/community/threads/one-of-the-biggest-mistakes-parents-make-is.425/" target="_blank">http://www.conductdisorders.com/community/threads/one-of-the-biggest-mistakes-parents-make-is.425/</a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>No surprising -- you're "questioning" their efforts. It's a no win situation sometimes. I just don't know how to walk the centerline -- I'm either "an overly involved, overly concerned mother" or just the opposite. Besides the principal is probably thinking "compensatory education." lol</p><p></p><p>wrightslaw.com is the best parent friendly website I've found.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sheila, post: 83267, member: 23"] If it's time for a re-evaluation (psychoeducational), I'd ask that it be gotten underway. I'd also ask for indepth testing for Math Learning Disability (LD). It's my opinion that when you have a child with an Learning Disability (LD), if the school district doesn't do appropriate testing from time to time, the parent needs to request it. Comparison of baseline (earlier) test scores to current test scores will tell you if the child is falling behind, status quo, or gaining ground. I'll give you a personal example. My son has language-based learning disorders. Sd, after evaluation, said he had no problem. I knew they were wrong. I had him evaluated privately. He did need language therapy. He was in private therapy for 6 months, at which time his Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) said she needed to re-evaluate to see if how things were going and adjust treatment, if needed. The new evaluation was coompared to the old evaluation. He gained 3 yrs, 6 months during the 6 month treatment period. He was still behind, but he was gaining ground. We continued private treatment for another 3 months. I don't know how to do columns, so the info below is hard to read. It's a comparison of one set of test scores in Sept 2003 to the re-evaluation in March 2004. 10 is dead on average; 3 points above 10 (13) and 3 points below 10 (7) is one standard deviation. 7 and below is not good. ******************************<u>Sep-03</u>****<u>Mar-04</u> Sentence Structure*******************5********10 Concepts & Directions******************7******** 7 Word Classes************************6******** 9 Listening to Paragraphs*****************3******** 7 Receptive Language Score***************75********92 Sentence Assembly********************9********14 Formulated Sentences******************6******** 7 Recalling Sentences********************9******** 8 Word Association**********************3******** 8 Expressive Language Score*************88********98 Total Language Score******************80********94 Chronological Age*******************9-9********10-3 Age Equivalency*********************6-4******** 9-3 The long and short of it was that I had a 10 yr old 4th grader with language skills of a 6 yr old 1st grader. At the end of 6 mo treatment, he was only a year behind. There's more to this story, but this is enough for you to see how progress should be monitored. Also, difficult child's IQ is considered in the normal range. Depending on the variables, some children would have made greater gains and some children would not progressed as rapidly. Should you get a private evaluation also? If at all possible, absolutely. See "One of the Biggest Mistakes Parents Make" at [url]http://www.conductdisorders.com/community/threads/one-of-the-biggest-mistakes-parents-make-is.425/[/url]. No surprising -- you're "questioning" their efforts. It's a no win situation sometimes. I just don't know how to walk the centerline -- I'm either "an overly involved, overly concerned mother" or just the opposite. Besides the principal is probably thinking "compensatory education." lol wrightslaw.com is the best parent friendly website I've found. [/QUOTE]
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