We received the results from a neuropsych exam last week and I am confused. Our 7 y.o. son is suspected of ADHD, CAPD and SID. What I don’t understand is the average scores for the verbal tests all 9s, 10s, 11s. But this is how the performance sub-tests went:
Picture completion: 13
Coding: 3
Picture Arrangement: 8
Block Design: 15
Object Assembly: 15
I am having trouble understanding what coding is and how it affects learning and behavior.
Thanks
post the site again
Dear Eileen, Could you re-post that site for more information about the WISC test? I tried a couple of times using the site you posted but could not find it. Thanks.
Donna
Re: post the site again
Did you try copying and pasting the URL? I just did that and went right to the page. Just highlight the line below, copy (Control +C), and then paste (Control +V) into your browser address line.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/1580/sped/wisc.html
Her main page is
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/1580/
I was also able to get there by typing the title of her web site (Special Needs and Special Gifts into a search engine. Hope this helps.
Sure miss the old bb format which could link a page (sigh).
Eileen
There’s a good description of the WISC test, including all the subtests, and how low subtest scores affect classroom performance at Judy Bonnell’s web site:
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/1580/sped/wisc.html
According to this article, coding is:
Coding-
Measures fine-motor speed. Child has to copy designs from a legend into the corresponding number.
These kids are slow to finish written work. They need extra time, and if it’s very serious, in the upper grades it is helpful for them to learn to use some abbreviations, and keep several words in their heads when copying. They often become better typers than writers, and for the very severe they often learn shorthand in 2-3 weeks, and then they can write as fast as the teacher can talk. But if they can’t read their shorthand they’re cooked, because no one else can read it for them.