#103 A sixth-grade student struggles with narrative comprehe…

#103 A sixth-grade student struggles with narrative comprehension.  Additionally, when you collect writing samples, you notice that the child demonstrates poor writing skills for his age.  His sentences are short and simple.  His writing lacks the use of adverbial clauses.  In fact, he uses few, if any, complex clauses.   To address these needs, you…

#74 You are evaluating a 1st grader, Harry, who just moved t…

#74 You are evaluating a 1st grader, Harry, who just moved to your school from another district where he received speech and language services.  Reviewing information from his past therapist, you read that Harry has a difficult time changing his communication style to meet the needs of the situation, has few friends, is reading at a late kindergarten level, and has been working on correct uses of word endings in comparatives and superlatives.  Additionally, the therapist reported that she has concerns that he may have Asperger’s syndrome and that she suggested additional testing when he arrives at his new school.  From this information, you decide that you to do a full evaluation and that you want to pay close attention to the following areas:

#101 A child with Cerebral Palsy has significant delays in m…

#101 A child with Cerebral Palsy has significant delays in motor development, he is just now walking unaided, language development (70), motor skill development, cognition (75) and adaptive skill development.  He is 5 years old.  Thus, an appropriate diagnosis is: