I was told that I might be able to get some help with test scores here. My son is 10 and in the 4th grade. He has had a lot of testing but we are having a hard time getting the right help at school. He was in the schools dyslexia program called MTA (Multi-sensory Teaching Approach) for almost but did not progess in it and was recently pulled out and put into Resource Reading where they are using Corrective Reading. I am not very confident that this is an appropriate program for him. I really think they just don’t know what to do for him. We have had success with Lindamood-Bell’s LiPS program, but can’t afford more right now. If anyone has any suggestions or insights I would love to hear it.
WISC-III
Verbal IQ 110
Performance IQ 107
Full Scale IQ 109
Verbal Subtests Scaled Score
Information 10
Similarities 15
Arithmetic 10
Vocabulary 11
Comprehension 12
Performance Subtests Scaled Score
Picture Completion 12
Coding 14
Picture Arrangement 12
Block Design 9
Object Assembly 8
Index Scores:
Verbal Comprehension Factor Score 111
Perceptual Organization Factor Score 102
WIAT-II Subtests Standard Score Percentile
Word Reading 80 9
Reading Comprehension 90 25
Pseudoword Decoding 83 13
Numerical Operations 97 42
Math Reasoning 92 30
Spelling 76 5
Written Expression 67 1
WIAT-II Composites Standard Score Percentile
Reading 82 12
Mathematics 93 32
Written Language 69 2
Thanks for any help you can give us.
Re: Help with test scores.
Try posting this on the Teacher Students with Disabilities and/or Teaching Reading. It is more frequented by the profs.
(Lindamood)
Re: Help with test scores.
Try posting this on the Teacher Students with Disabilities and/or Teaching Reading. It is more frequented by the profs.
(Lindamood)
Re: Help with test scores.
Looks like dysteachia to me especially since you had good success with LMB.
I am not an expert.
I would suggest you try getting the book reading reflex and teaching him yourself.
I had great success with this as did many others here.
Re: Help with test scores.
Hey TX Mom , I went to the teaching board and asked if some the experts would come over and take a look. Hope you like it here, a little more professional than the other.
Amy
Re: Help with test scores.
Thanks to all of you for your input. I am really concerned that he is not performing even close to his abilities even after years of intervention.
I would like to hear any other comments or suggestions that any of you might have.
Re: Help with test scores.
Yes, those scores show that he clearly needs a multi-sensory structured langaueg approach to reading. The school programs sound okay, but he possibly is not having one-on-one intensive instruction. I would suggest you find a private tutor to help get him further along. A summer intensive program might be good, too. Orton-Gillingham, Lindamood-Bell, Phono-Graphix, and Language! would all help him more than likely. He also needs help with written language. That is harder to find help for, I think. Many good teachers here use Step Up to Writing by Sopris West. The Language! program also includes writing.
Janis
Re: Help with test scores.
I agree that these test scores indicate “dysteachia”.
Here are programs we have used successfully at home and that I recommend highly. All are inexpensive and easy to do with a minimal investment of time.
The book “Reading Reflex”, widely available in bookstores, in combination with the company’s $39 parent support manual for advanced code (http://www.readamerica.net). We had great success with this, as have many other parents of dyslexic children. (See the DyslexiaSupport list at http://www.groups.yahoo.com for more info.) Follow up with “Rewards” from Sopris West if he needs more work on multi-syllable words.
Sequential Spelling (http://www.avko.org). The website has a sample week’s worth of lessons to try out. This is a very effective, very easy program to do at home. Each lesson takes only 5 to 10 minutes.
Singapore Math (Primary Math series), perhaps starting with level 2A workbooks. Around level 2B or 3A, also get the coursebooks to work on concepts with him. Singapore Math is very helpful for developing both computational skills and concepts. (http://www.singaporemath.com)
If he is weak on math facts, also consider getting Quarter Mile Math software (http://thequartermile.com). Limit drill to 5 or 10 minutes max per day.
Our experience was that one-on-one work at home accomplished a great deal more than the school could, no matter what program(s) they were using. Many of us on the DyslexiaSupport list have found “do-it-yourself” much more effective than trying to get a school to do it for you.
Just my 2 cents worth!
Nancy
Re: Help with test scores.
Nancy,
What are people saying about Singapore versus Saxon? I read somewhere that Singapore had some disadvantage for LD kids and now I can’t remember what it was! Also, where is the DyslexiaSupport list (like I need one more thing to keep up with!)?
I completely agree that schools rarely use programs as effective as the ones you’ve mentioned.
Janis
it appears from his high wisc scores that this child is having huge problems in reading (and math?) when he should not be. he has the potential to do really well - what is going wrong here?