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- 2. Background S New student(1st grade) at Rayberg Elementary school S Lives with parents and younger sister S Father is an engineer and isn't home often S Began kindergarten in Alabama S Following summer moved to Kansas S In October of that year he moved to Indiana S February moved to a “southern state” where he is at now
- 3. Referred S Frank wasreferred by his first grade teacher for: S High levels of distractibility and activity S Short attention span S Both were affecting his daily classroom performance S Seems to be happy, intellectually curious and very verbal
- 4. Difficulties S His shortattention span affects both his comprehension of directions and reading skills. S Frequent reversals of letters and numerals when writing S Disorganized in his work habits S Easily distracted by his own thoughts S When frustrated and tired, he acts immaturely and throws temper tantrums S Hits his head saying “It wont work”
- 5. Mother’s thoughts S Motherindicated that Frank has always struggled paying attention in school S All of his teachers had concerns about his behaviors S Mother was under stress during pregnancy S Prolonged labor S On oxygen for the last 8 hours because decrease in Frank’s heartbeat with every contraction S Doctor said he had normal neonatal health
- 6. Developmental Milestones S Frankmet most developmental milestones within expected ranges S Began walking early at 9 months
- 7. Difficulties due toPhysical Impairment? S Many teachers thought he might have difficulties due to hearing problem S Frank had extensive ear infections that required tubes in his ears at age 3 S Recently checked his hearing and he was found to have normal hearing S Also passed both near and far vision screenings S Receives speech therapy for articulation problems.
- 8. Teaching Strategies S Modifiedinstruction and use of multisensory literature-based reading program S Receives math instruction through an activity-based manipulative program S Supplementary texts and materials such as tapes, word cards, and dictated stories S Received praise for appropriate responses by his parents and teachers S All efforts resulted in improvements in Frank’s academic skills and behavioral responses
- 9. School based testing SPeabody Picture Vocabulary Test 4 S Standard score: 115 Percentile: 84 S WIAT-II S Cluster scores S Oral language: 105 S Reading: 97 S Math: 114 S Written Language: 97
- 10. Cont. S WIAT-II S Subtestscores S Listening Comprehension: 115 S Oral Expression: 95 S Word Reading: 99 S Pseudoword decoding: 95 S Comprehension: 98 S Spelling: 95 S Math reasoning: 113 S Numerical Operations: 116
- 11. School Psychologist S Performedcomplete psychological evaluation S He was attentive to individual activities S Put forth good effort S Very bouncy and physically restless throughout S WISC-IV S Full scale IQ: 118 S Verbal Comprehension: 119 S Perceptual Reasoning: 112 S Working Memory: 98 S Processing speed: 100
- 12. WISC-IV results S Overallabilities fall within average to high-average S Minor weaknesses in areas affected by attention and processing speed S Underestimate his true potential because of his physical restlessness and distractibility throughout
- 13. Additional assessment S Shortterm visual and auditory learning S Responses suggested strengths in immediate memory for auditory and visual cues S Reversed several numerals S Formation and spacing of his numerals suggested impulsivity in responses
- 14. WIAT-II results S Deficitsin academic skills, which were reflected in his classroom performance S Difficulty with basic phonetic skills affects his ID of less familiar words S Some of his correct answers on the passage comprehension were achieved by guessing S Used pictures as clues when he didn’t recognize a word S Written responses revealed week phonetic skills
- 15. Attention Deficit DisorderBehavior Rating Scale S Significant concerns about his: S short attention span and impulsivity S weak listening skills S poor concentration S high level of distractibility S weak organizational skills S tendency to interrupt or speak out of turn
- 16. Result S Frank isa student who would benefit greatly from a more detailed medical evaluation to further evaluate his activity and attention S His mother is all for it because of his current difficulty in school