Do you understand the scores from cognitive assessments, academic assessments, and behavior rating scales? Understanding the basics of these assessments and what the test scores mean is extremely important when your child has been evaluated for special education. If you are like most parents and have lots of questions, I've written up the basics and compiled them onto one page. Read all about Understanding Test Scores at School Psychologist Files.
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Your definition for LD is incorrect. The criteria in the Federal regulations and most legitimate research does not state that the student must have average ability. This is an educational fallacy that has been perpetuated by well-meaning but misguided parents, special education teachers and misinformed school psychologists since Kirk's speech to what would later be the first LD advocacy group.
Thanks- you are correct. This is a page that needs updated!! I wrote it a few years back. Thanks for catching it.
Having been a special ed teacher I know that both teachers and parents are inundated with paperwork, scores, assessments, etc. Most parents, and unfortunately, many teachers do not fully understand the constantly shifting bureaucratic requirements either. Unfortunately, Special ed is a very far from perfect system.
It is a performance of the student. And a total number of correct in each question in the questioner.^^
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