Hi,
Anyone familiar with visual memory processing issues? I have a 11 yr old son that is having difficulties writing / spelling / MEMORY. Reading UP OFF paper and remembering it is not the biggest problem. Putting it back DOWN on paper is the biggest problem. Recall for testing on paper.
So, on a french test for vocabulary, he could get every answer perfect by studying, but spell every answer wrong on his paper (memory to pencil on paper) and then end up with 50% as spelling counts.
Verbal is not a big problem other than normal 11 yr old distraction . His spelling has always been suspect (letters written backwards J, S, 3, P, D, L, C, Z, N... suspected dyslexia in Grade 2). But, the LST and Grade 2 teacher said ... wait until Grade 3 it will work out. In Grade 4 I cornered them and ... Wait until Grade 5 ... it will fix itself. Grade 6 and his teacher is working with him and has a special needs background!!! YES! "there is something going on". Finally!
So, the problem now is that our school does not give "away" testing. "Only so much money in the budget, you know". Ugh. I'm not sure what to push for as they aren't going to offer me anything. The teacher is trying to get him assessed through the psychiatric / speech area as they may have something to assess as it might be sometime this year but they aren't sure really what they can get either. (He was originally supposed to receive speech therapy (recommended by Thames Valley Children's Centre at Hospital) when he came to the school but was not deemed a high enough need). The school has recommended Kurzweil software which is about $1400. I'm a single mom on disability. Yikes.
I am in Ontario Canada. I am not sure of the laws about getting tests done at school, nor tests for visual memory issues. Does anyone know what tests I should request and other avenues to proceed? Any great software to improve visual memory (less then Kurzweil??)?
Thanks,
Mom - 41, stay at home mom, SM, mood disorder, thyrodism, adopted, making my kids scrapbooks
D - 14 yrs, ODD, thyroidism, loves to be creative and small children
S - 11 yrs old loves soccer, seikido and our puppy Coal.
X - head in sand, convienient kids
Anyone familiar with visual memory processing issues? I have a 11 yr old son that is having difficulties writing / spelling / MEMORY. Reading UP OFF paper and remembering it is not the biggest problem. Putting it back DOWN on paper is the biggest problem. Recall for testing on paper.
So, on a french test for vocabulary, he could get every answer perfect by studying, but spell every answer wrong on his paper (memory to pencil on paper) and then end up with 50% as spelling counts.
Verbal is not a big problem other than normal 11 yr old distraction . His spelling has always been suspect (letters written backwards J, S, 3, P, D, L, C, Z, N... suspected dyslexia in Grade 2). But, the LST and Grade 2 teacher said ... wait until Grade 3 it will work out. In Grade 4 I cornered them and ... Wait until Grade 5 ... it will fix itself. Grade 6 and his teacher is working with him and has a special needs background!!! YES! "there is something going on". Finally!
So, the problem now is that our school does not give "away" testing. "Only so much money in the budget, you know". Ugh. I'm not sure what to push for as they aren't going to offer me anything. The teacher is trying to get him assessed through the psychiatric / speech area as they may have something to assess as it might be sometime this year but they aren't sure really what they can get either. (He was originally supposed to receive speech therapy (recommended by Thames Valley Children's Centre at Hospital) when he came to the school but was not deemed a high enough need). The school has recommended Kurzweil software which is about $1400. I'm a single mom on disability. Yikes.
I am in Ontario Canada. I am not sure of the laws about getting tests done at school, nor tests for visual memory issues. Does anyone know what tests I should request and other avenues to proceed? Any great software to improve visual memory (less then Kurzweil??)?
Thanks,
Mom - 41, stay at home mom, SM, mood disorder, thyrodism, adopted, making my kids scrapbooks
D - 14 yrs, ODD, thyroidism, loves to be creative and small children
S - 11 yrs old loves soccer, seikido and our puppy Coal.
X - head in sand, convienient kids