Sharing scores for some input...

Submitted by an LD OnLine user on

We’re still trying to figure out why there is such a range in my daughter’s scores. She has been tested by the school psychogist, child psychologist and language speech pathologist. No LD thus far because of the @#$@#$ discrepany isn’t enough but 22 point difference in verbal vs. nonverbal….making her entire IQ drop. Odd scores though.

Verbal IQ-88
Performance/Nonverbal IQ-66
Composite IQ-77

Kaufman Assesment Battery for children(KABC-II)
Sequential-83
Simultaneous-106
Learning-64!?(ability to store info in long term memory and then retrieve it later through association)
Planning-108
Knowledge-95
Fluid Crystallized Index-87

C-TOPP
Phonological Awareness-82 below average
Phonological Memory-82 below average

Lindamood Auditory Conceptualization Test, Third Ed.
Isolated Phoneme Pattern-15
Tracking Phonemes(monosyllables)-1
Counting Syllables(multi)-8
Tracking Syllables(nulti)-1
Tracking Syllables and Phonemes-* didn’t administer b/c scores weren’t high enough.

Anyone tell me anything they see? We just have a lot of “we’re not sure why these scores range so much” and that she doesn’t qualify as having a true LD thus far. We are getting help at our local Scottish Rite center and I’m meeting again with the school psych in January. Any thoughts on what you see? Don’t?

Submitted by geodob on Thu, 12/20/2007 - 6:48 AM

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Hi ChristiW,
I just looked through your previous posts, where CAPD stands out to me.
Which could provide an explanation.
Though you need to find an audiologist that is familiar with CAPD, to get an valid assessment.

Submitted by Rosco P. Coltrane on Thu, 12/20/2007 - 8:22 PM

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Christi,

I am currently practicing as a School Psychologist. It sounds like Arkansas is still using a Discrepancy Model to identify children with a Learning Disability (i.e., comparing IQ to Achievement scores) My state previously used this model and is currently implementig a RTI model. What were your child’s achievement scores? After looking over the scores you provided, there seems to be such a significant scatter in the testing data. This strong pattern of strengths and weaknesses can sometimes indicate a learning disability. My guess would be that your child’s achievement scores were too high? What achievement test was administered?

Submitted by ChristiW on Sat, 12/22/2007 - 4:35 AM

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Yes, Patrick. This year they have started the RTI so I guess they do a combination of the two for now. She was administered the Woodcock Johnson and did perform right around where her abilities showed. The school psych. said that since this is a “unique” situation that we should be able to get her some services, but I was hoping for some answers as far as why the scores are so out of whack from most “normal” scores. Ranges with 20+ differences. Odd? Thanks for your input.

Christi

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