Reading: The Foundation of a Whole New World
The previous Prime Time & Promises post on Nancy Olson, mentioned my friend and associate, Washington DC educator Linda DuBuclet. Linda specializes in teaching reading and tutoring children and adults. She sent me important new information on improving reading skills--a Test Battery Checklist and on her own 10 Tips for Targeted Tutoring.
I am an ardent reader and support anyone and everyone who wants to improve reading abilities. Improvement makes such a huge difference in how a person feels about himself or herself--especially children. They blossom like a beautiful flower once they receive directed attention to their own skills and reading requirements. Let me know what you think about reading. Adding or polishing reading skills to enhance reading abilities, not only increases knowledge, but reading well paves the way for the enjoyment of a whole new world.
Check this out. . .
Test Battery Checklist
Are you test-smart? A psycho-educational evaluation or diagnostic test battery is an important tool for determining what factors may be affecting your child’s academic performance. Know what a good test looks like.
Ask for these features: Cognitive, Academic, and Behavioral objectives.
1. Cognitive Abilities include
verbal abilities, memory, processing speed, reasoning, attention, and
· executive functioning.
2. Academic Achievement includes
reading, written language, and math.
3. Social/Emotional Functioning includes
depression and anxiety.
A written summary, recommendations, and assessment data should be included at the end of the test results to round out the evaluation. The evaluator should be willing to explain the test battery and the results to your satisfaction.
The Write Stuff of DC offers a free initial consultation. Call for details.
(202)363-8686 or (202)364-5994 [email protected]
This information sheet is provided by The Write Stuff of DC as a general guide for parents and other educational stakeholders. It is not intended as a substitute for an educational consultation.
From test to tutor. . .
Ten Tips for Targeted-Tutoring
Already have an excellent psycho-educational test battery? Use those test results to target tutoring, remediation, and other academic support. Seek an educator who can make the best use of the evaluation in support of your child’s academic success. Find someone who will
1. Identify strengths and weaknesses.
2. Build a treatment plan around strengths.
3. Take into account relative strengths and relative weaknesses.
4. Look for patterns in the data.
5. Focus attention on “low average” scores as well as below average scores.
6. Look behind composite or average scores to see how they were obtained.
7. Consider test protocol.
8. Analyze IEP goals and objectives in terms of the diagnostic testing.
9. Analyze standardized test scores in terms of the diagnostic testing.
10. Note how cognitive skills and behavioral functioning relate to academic performance.
The Write Stuff of DC specializes in intensive reading, writing, and cognitive remediation using academic interventions.
Post Note & Update November 4, 2011: This text version of the sheet below makes it easier to read the valuable information about reading, testing and tutoring. Linda DuBuclet has clearly introduced the processar. Let us hear from you, so we can get the conversation going about reading. The ability to read easily and understand what is read is by far the most critical component in media and all other matters in life.
The previous Prime Time & Promises post on Nancy Olson, mentioned my friend and associate, Washington DC educator Linda DuBuclet. Linda specializes in teaching reading and tutoring children and adults. She sent me important new information on improving reading skills--a Test Battery Checklist and on her own 10 Tips for Targeted Tutoring.
I am an ardent reader and support anyone and everyone who wants to improve reading abilities. Improvement makes such a huge difference in how a person feels about himself or herself--especially children. They blossom like a beautiful flower once they receive directed attention to their own skills and reading requirements. Let me know what you think about reading. Adding or polishing reading skills to enhance reading abilities, not only increases knowledge, but reading well paves the way for the enjoyment of a whole new world.
Check this out. . .
Test Battery Checklist
Are you test-smart? A psycho-educational evaluation or diagnostic test battery is an important tool for determining what factors may be affecting your child’s academic performance. Know what a good test looks like.
Ask for these features: Cognitive, Academic, and Behavioral objectives.
1. Cognitive Abilities include
verbal abilities, memory, processing speed, reasoning, attention, and
· executive functioning.
2. Academic Achievement includes
reading, written language, and math.
3. Social/Emotional Functioning includes
depression and anxiety.
A written summary, recommendations, and assessment data should be included at the end of the test results to round out the evaluation. The evaluator should be willing to explain the test battery and the results to your satisfaction.
The Write Stuff of DC offers a free initial consultation. Call for details.
(202)363-8686 or (202)364-5994 [email protected]
This information sheet is provided by The Write Stuff of DC as a general guide for parents and other educational stakeholders. It is not intended as a substitute for an educational consultation.
From test to tutor. . .
Ten Tips for Targeted-Tutoring
Already have an excellent psycho-educational test battery? Use those test results to target tutoring, remediation, and other academic support. Seek an educator who can make the best use of the evaluation in support of your child’s academic success. Find someone who will
1. Identify strengths and weaknesses.
2. Build a treatment plan around strengths.
3. Take into account relative strengths and relative weaknesses.
4. Look for patterns in the data.
5. Focus attention on “low average” scores as well as below average scores.
6. Look behind composite or average scores to see how they were obtained.
7. Consider test protocol.
8. Analyze IEP goals and objectives in terms of the diagnostic testing.
9. Analyze standardized test scores in terms of the diagnostic testing.
10. Note how cognitive skills and behavioral functioning relate to academic performance.
The Write Stuff of DC specializes in intensive reading, writing, and cognitive remediation using academic interventions.
Post Note & Update November 4, 2011: This text version of the sheet below makes it easier to read the valuable information about reading, testing and tutoring. Linda DuBuclet has clearly introduced the processar. Let us hear from you, so we can get the conversation going about reading. The ability to read easily and understand what is read is by far the most critical component in media and all other matters in life.