{"id":3314,"date":"2010-07-06T11:47:59","date_gmt":"2010-07-06T15:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=3314"},"modified":"2010-08-19T12:31:38","modified_gmt":"2010-08-19T16:31:38","slug":"my-son-has-ld-how-can-i-get-the-school-to-teach-him-to-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/my-son-has-ld-how-can-i-get-the-school-to-teach-him-to-read\/","title":{"rendered":"My Son has LD: How Can I Get the School to Teach Him to Read?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/gallery\/share-button-gray.png\" style=\"border:0px\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_border=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"wrightslaw\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"My%20Son%20has%20LD%3A%20How%20Can%20I%20Get%20the%20School%20to%20Teach%20Him%20to%20Read%3F\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p align=\"left\"><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wrightslaw.com%2Fblog%2F?p=3314&amp;layout=standard&amp;width=450&amp;action=recommend&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=25\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:25px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>My son has\u00a0 learning disabilities and an IQ of 56. He will be in the 6th grade and is reading at a 1.6 level.\u00a0 He should be reading at a 3rd grade level.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve requested help and all the school will say is that he is making progress. How can I get the school to teach him to read?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>You are on the right track, but you do not have enough information and I am not the person the ask.<\/p>\n<p><strong>First:<\/strong> You need to be sure that the IQ test used was an appropriate one.<\/p>\n<p>Some rely more on verbal abilities than others and sometimes that makes a big difference in the score achieved. You need to rule out that the 56 is not a measurement of the learning disability, rather than cognitive ability. A language disability or an auditory processing problem may need to be ruled out.\u00a0 <strong>Second<\/strong>&#8230;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Second:<\/strong> The full scale IQ score is not helpful in the case of a learning disability. You need to have the subtest scores, and thorough recommendations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Third:<\/strong> It is extremely helpful to have a private sector evaluator state findings, and make recommendations for educational programming.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>How to Find a Good Evaluator<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your <a href=\"https:\/\/ww2.eventrebels.com\/er\/Chapter\/OnlineChapterByState.jsp?Token=FYLJ8BKH4PXMYSGQBT6Y9USH3J\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">state branch of the International Dyslexia Association<\/span><\/a> may be able to give you the names of good evaluators in your area.\u00a0 Talk to someone on the board of the state branch.<\/p>\n<p>There is a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.interdys.org\/FindAProviderUnderConstruction.htm# \"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">list of evaluators online<\/span><\/a>, but all evaluators are NOT created equal.<\/p>\n<p>Then call special education attorneys who represent parents, and advocates, in your state\u00a0 and ask them for the names of good evaluators. You will find lists here:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yellowpagesforkids.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">http:\/\/www.yellowpagesforkids.com\/<\/span><\/a> and here <a href=\"http:\/\/copaa.org\/find\/index.php\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">http:\/\/copaa.org\/find\/index.php<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Call the private special ed schools in your area that take students with learning disabilities and ask them for the names of good evaluators.<\/p>\n<p>You will start to hear the same few names repeated. Choose from these. The best evaluator for the job may not be one that takes insurance.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Appropriate Reading Programs<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The appropriate reading program for one student with a learning disabilities can be a poor choice for another student with learning disabilities. Ask the evaluator to name some appropriate programs. The evaluator is the best person to recommend programming and to comment on particular approaches that would not be appropriate for a particular child. The school is not required to use programs named by an evaluator, but if you hire a known expert, they would be foolish not to consider the expert\u2019s recommendations for programming.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Understanding Your Child&#8217;s Test Scores<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Also read this to be sure you understand the tests that have already been done <a href=\"http:\/\/wrightslaw.com\/advoc\/articles\/tests_measurements.html\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">http:\/\/wrightslaw.com\/advoc\/articles\/tests_measurements.html<\/span><\/a> .<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The Legal Definition of Reading<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Your son&#8217;s reading instruction so far may not have been complete. This is the legal definition of essential component of reading instruction:<\/p>\n<p>The term &#8216;essential components of reading instruction&#8217; means explicit and systematic instruction in-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">(A) phonemic awareness;<br \/>\n(B) phonics;<br \/>\n(C) vocabulary development;<br \/>\n(D) reading fluency, including oral reading skills; and<br \/>\n(E) reading comprehension strategies.<\/p>\n<p>It is also important to know if the IQ has dropped over time. This sometimes happens with inadequate instruction. The private sector evaluator should ask you for copies of all previous testing so that he\/she can analyze and report on increases or decreases in skills over time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My son has\u00a0 learning disabilities and an IQ of 56. He will be in the 6th grade and is reading at a 1.6 level.\u00a0 He should be reading at a <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/my-son-has-ld-how-can-i-get-the-school-to-teach-him-to-read\/\">Continue Reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[63,33],"tags":[1310,606,1302,605,1300,604],"class_list":["post-3314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-independent-evaluations","category-reading","tag-independent-evaluations","tag-iq-scores","tag-learning-disabilities","tag-legal-definition-of-reading","tag-reading","tag-tests-measurements"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3314"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3314\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5156,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3314\/revisions\/5156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}