This is what the school Psychologist wrote,
Victoria presents as an 8years old 3rd grade student who has perceptual organization and sequencing difficulties that are indicative of a student with a leaning disability. Victoria lacks planning and organizational skills. Her strengths include short term auditory memory abilities and visual motor ability for simple tasks. When the visual motor require a higher level of integration among the imput and the motor actions she falls two years below grade level. Victoria basic reading is almost one year below grade level. Her math, especially her computation is basic math is over one year below grade level.
Now these are her scores from the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
Verbal IQ: 90 (84-97 Normal range)
Performance IQ: 83 (77-93 Normal Range)
Dull Scale IQ:86 (81-92 normal range)
Her achievement Test scores were:
Basic Reading = Grade score 2.9
Math = grade score 2.3
reading comp= grade score3.6 (Couldnt understand this ?)
numerical operations = grade score 2.0
Then they go on to write Victoria;s overall cognitive functioning was assessed with a standard score of 86 indication funtioning within the low average range of learning potiental On the verbal subtatest she performed in the average range. There is a TEN points difference between her verbal comprehension (90) and her perceptual organization in (80) This is statistically sigificant at the .15 level…
Sorry for this email being so long. But what can I do to help her at home?
I would
get Audiblox and work with her one-on-one using that program. It develops a variety of cognitive skills (including sequencing and higher level thinking). Cost is about $100 for the kit, and you would need to work with her an hour a day 5 days a week. With most children, you would start seeing significant gains after about 6 weeks of this schedule. The company recommends doing the program for about a year to secure gains.
Website is http://www.audiblox2000.com
Nancy
Re: I would
Nancy is giving you good advice.
Audiblox is geared for this exact problem.
My son has the same problem. Visual motor integration.
I found two things very helpful outside the home interactive metronome and vision therapy.
Also, get her in OT at school. You can ask for an OT evaluation.
Re: My child has a LD this is what they said
I think homework can be the most challenging task children face in school these days. My suggestion would be to help her with her homework as much as you can. Don’t hesitate to help generously with straightening her backpack, folders, papers and binders.
To help her reading, have her read every night. She should read in books that are very comfortable for her to read. It’s far better to read easy books when trying to build reading skills.
Over the summer when time permits play some math games. There are websites that have fun math games where could practice her math skills.
They also wrote: Berry-Buktencia Developmental test of Visual-Motor integration Standard Score 85. Age equivalent 6.2
my daughter is 9yrs old.