Beth: We believe 8yrs old is LD.11.3.15 requested eval. Based on his grades they said he’s avg & not req. to give eval. They did screen him in areas of WIAT-III to see if there were any differences. Results: Subtest Raw Std 95% % Rank Norm Stanine Grade Age Interval Equiv. Word Read 28 84 80–88 14 28 3 2.3 8:0 Pseudoword Decod 25 97 93–101 42 46 5 3.4 8:4 Oral Read Fluency 79 88 80–96 21 33 3 2.9 8:4 Oral Read Accuracy 239 84 72-96 14 28 3 2.2 7:8 Oral Read Rate 182 90 80-100 25 36 4 2.9 8:0 Basic Read 181 90 87-93 25 36 4 School said results “avg”. Love advice, opinions etc!
Academic achievement isn’t the only criterion any more — but many schools have not absorbed this. One also needs to look at the child’s functioning. Are there any other potential diagnoses? Try to work with the primary care doctor. Also, I find it helpful to work backwards, and figure out what accommodations and modifications are likely to be most helpful for the student, and build my advocacy strategy around the list of techniques I think will help the child progress better.