I am the mother of an 8 year old who has been struggling in school since kindergarten. I have just received his Child Study Team evaluation packet and will meet with them in one week -however I am attempting to decipher these terms myself-which is proving to be a difficult task. From my interpretation, he either has mild dyslexia and/or auditory processing problems. Do the two co-exist?? On the WISC-IV -he scored average-however his Working Memory Index was “deficient” (68)-especially compared to his Processing Speed Index-which was high average (112). He had below average scores on Gray Oral Reading Tests but otherwise pretty average on other tests of achievement. For the speech therapy portion-he demonstrate “severe weakness” in the area of Main Idea (3%), which correlates to difficulty comprehending auditory messages.
We are in theprocess of a formal CAPD eval with an audiologist. I am just wondering if this makes sense to anyone else and if anyone has any feedback. The audiologist has mentioned that if he does have a CAPD, she would not recommned a “multi-sensory” reading program (I have just started with a Wilson tutor 3 weeks ago!)
Thanks for any input………..
Re: help w/interpretation of my sons study team report
Darlene,
I’m curious to know how your son is doing with the Wilson program? I realize it may be too early to tell. My 8 year old son just had his 4thsession, which I observed, and I’m concened that it may not be the best program for him. My son has a language impairment as part of his diagnosis and some auditory processing difficulty. He seemed to be getting confused on some of the terminolgy (ie. digraph, closed consonant) and the presentation of the “rules”. He seemed to be tuning out
or just guessing. I didn’t get a chance to talk with his tutor becuase her next client had arrived, but I plan to discuss this with her to see if that has been typical of their seesions.
Thanks,
Linda
Thanks
Yes, CAPD and Dyslexia can co-exist. For that matter there can be a number of different LDs in one brain. :) When its very complex it takes a very good Neuropsychologist to sift through and figure out what is going on.
I have to disagree with the audiologist that a multi-sensory reading program would not be appropriate. That shouldn’t be a blanket statement. For some kids with CAPD combined with other LDs it might just be the program they need. I think it would depend on the various therapies used to address the LDs and what the student’s strengths are. My dd has CAPD but she learns best when given a multi-sensory program. The auditory needs to be combined with other senses for it to make the most impact.
So, explore the various therapies for specific things, figure out what your child’s strengths are and continue to work on programs that combine using his strengths to support his weaknesses.