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Reading Disabilities
Give your child our "Red
Flag Reading Screening" to gain a quick, informal measure of
reading fluency on grade level material.
Reading Disabilities is something we have replicated research on the why and how to address and federal laws supporting prevention and intervention.
The
term reading
means a complex system of deriving meaning from print that requires all of the
following:
Common reasons to test your child
Parents commonly cite two reasons for having their child tested:
"Is my child on grade level?"
"Is my child catching up?"
The best definition of "grade level" would be the 50%ile for the
child's age, the performance of the student in the middle of the national group of students of that age.
No student is "average" (or superior) on every task!
Reading tests do not "rule out" problems.
Instead, reading tests are controlled observations of the processes
that are needed to develop good reading skills (including accuracy, fluency, and comprehension). A variety of tests is used to identify
strengths and weaknesses in the processes (such as attention,
phonemic awareness, word retrieval) and knowledge (such as word identification, spelling).
The ultimate purpose of testing reading should be to direct
intervention to where it will produce the greatest good. While there is a central core of tests that are generally useful, no student takes
every available test.
National Institutes of Health studies suggest that 93-95% of
students can learn to read at grade level. However, to achieve this, some children required more individual assistance and
reinforcement than is possible to fit within the school day.
We suggest that students are not "reading at grade level" until they
read with grade-level accuracy, fluency, and comprehension.
ACCURACY
Does your child struggle to read words? Does he sometimes
mis-read words you know he has seen many times before? Is his spelling "creative" and unreadable?
FLUENCY
When asked to read aloud, does your child read slowly and with
obvious effort? She lacks "fluency." Even if accurate, slow,
labored reading impairs comprehension, since all her effort is used for decoding the words and not for understanding the meaning that
words and sentences convey.
SPELLING
Some students find spelling very difficult. This slows down the
writing process and development of organizational skills. It hinders the child's creativity and often impacts the child's self esteem.
COMPREHENSION
Comprehension is the goal of reading. Students who do not
comprehend do not enjoy reading. They read less and cannot build the vocabulary and comprehension skills needed for their future.
Does your child read through a passage and not understand it? Does she have to read and re-read her textbooks?
Question Quiz for Parents: What is the difference between a language delay, a language disorder, and a language difference?
What does your child need to read at grade level?
If you would like a courtesy review of your child's reading status,
mail/email a copy of your child's most recent assessment (and I.E.P. if your child has one).
Early Warning System: How to prevent reading disabilities
Phonemic Awareness: What Does it Mean?
Central Auditory Processing Disorder
Parents and specialists help boy deal with dyslexia
Recommended Battery of Testing for Suspected Reading Disabilities
The Code and the Challenge of Learning to Read
Tip of the Week
Parents need to be asking for objective documentation of their child's
progress on an annual basis, rather than ask for some program. Use
individually administered nationally normed standardized tests of what
ever your child qualifies in: If he qualifies for basic reading, then get annual reassessment for basic reading, i.e., measures of reading
accuracy, speed, and comprehension. If he qualifies for reading comprehension, get annual reassessment including reading accuracy,
speed, comprehension, vocabulary.
Jimmy Kilpatrick today for a free consultation
cell 832 814-7463
or email: info@SpecialEdAdvocate.org