Re: Reading Assessments--names of.....help

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Dear Kathy,

I am not a certified reading specialist. I am only making suggestions.

Perhaps, you can contact the Orton Gillingham Dyslexia Society

http://www.ortonacademy.org/. There is a local branch in NJ. They may

be able to refer you to an Orton certified reading specialist, who

would be able to make a definitive statement regarding your child's

true reading ability.

Cheryl SLS MA/Educational Consultant

Pride in Education Teacher Representative

Executive VP CHERAB Foundation

http://www.apraxia.cc

> Happy New Year to All,

> Quick question......my 6 yr old was classified at 4 then

declassified and

> then reg Kind. and then I had him reevaled at the end of Kind and

the CST

> found nothing, but because the Neur. I brought him to said LD and

lang

> processing problems they classified him. The CST and I have not

seen eye to

> eye on any issues....that being the background. Can someone advise

me what

> reading tests you would suggest I bring up at his IEP mtg next week

as I

> wrote 2 different certified return receipt requested letters---one

requesting

> more speech and also individualized (I had private eval done and

that eval

> also states the same recommendation and the school SLP did tell me

that he

> needs more.) The other letter requested reading assessments to be

> administered by a certified reading specialist because the

difficulties in

> reading have never been addressed. Yes, he goes to Resource for 80

minutes

> straight for reading and lang. Did I mention that he is only 6 and

has DSI

> too? So 80 minutes is a bit long, I feel, for any 1st grader and

then on

> Friday goes straight to group speech for another 30 minutes. No

sensory diet

> has been included, although they did an OT eval as we agreed to

last July and

> he does have an OT IEP and never has been taken out for it. I also

had him

> OT evaled privately and that is where I got the DSI diagnosis. So

I know

> that I could look up reading assessments, but I wanted an opinion

of anyone

> that could give me an answer to the question that I am sure will be

> asked---What is it that you want???? I also had CAPD testing

started last

> week and he had fluid in one ear and we discontinued the test as it

would not

> be accurate. Is there a test to see if he is dyslexic--that runs

in both

> families--or any other type of reading problem. I know that they

have me

> written down as a witch, but I can only compare it to my apraxic

twins.

> Anyone would know that they have a speech problem, but what if I

had not

> gotten the Apraxia diagnosis and they were treating them for artic

probs at

> the school.. How can they " treat " a significant reading disorder

according to

> the psychologist (not a delay) if they do not know what they are

treating.Can

> you tell I am getting anxious about this mtg? Sorry this was not a

quick

> question as I stated above but I really need your advice on

this....THANK

> YOU!!!!!!! Kathy Toms River, NJ