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5 Steps to Improve Standardized Test Scores' Success

Standardized reading tests are a major challenge for many students, especially for those with Dyslexia or Learning Disabilities. The math tests are very difficult for students with reading comprehension issues because the questions are either ambiguous and or very wordy.

For the child, the threats include: They will be retained Being excluded from more enjoyable activities to get the second or even third dose of reading and math help Frequent testing that tends to reaffirm their issues

Parents are often frustrated that progress is minimal, despite a major investment of time, money and time. This article is designed to help parents understandthat learning differences, vision and attention issues could all be playing a role.

Reading comprehension, attention, vision, and test taking issues can all be majo

r contributors to your childs success. Below we have outlined 5-steps that parents can take to help their child succeed on high-stakes tests and beyond with a h

olistic approach:

1- Have a school or outside professional assess your child for reading, attention and vision issues. Over 75% of our students have two of the three issuesand over 40% have all three.

2- If your child has reading comprehension issues they may be a visual-experiential learner (i.e. excellent memory for places they have been and movies they have seen and learn best when they see and experience information). We call them:

GOLD Students Gifted Operating with a Learning Difference

When parents view their child as gifted and learning differently, it opens up awhole new way to explain prior challenges and to help them succeed.

Two excellent books on the subject are Jeffrey Freeds Right-Brained Children in a Left-Brained World and Dr. Linda Silvermans Upside Down Brilliance that describes gifted children who learn differently.

3- If your child skips words or lines when reading, has trouble copying offthe board or get headaches when reading, have their eyes checked by a Developmental Optometrist go to www.covd.com to find one near you. There are two routes

for improvement

a. Vision therapy done at the optometrists officeb. Exercises you can do at home

4- Address the attention issue. Some people prefer medication; our bias isto use systems that address it naturally. We encourage natural solutions to both avoid the side effects and the challenges when the drug wears off understandthat an hour of physical exercise a day can be an enormous benefit. We also usethe Interactive Metronome , Brain Gym and Centering Exercises to help the student.

5- Make sure your child gets the accommodations and test taking support the

y need. To get an accommodation at a public school for high stakes tests, it must be part of a formal plan done in conjunction with the school based on your childs disability. For students with Attention Deficit Disorder, you can get the n

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eeded accommodations if your physician assesses the child and determines the ADHD significantly impacts their academic performance. Students with a combinationof learning, attention and vision issues benefit from extra time and a quiet place to take the test.

Extra time is very helpful for students who learn differently

You also want to consider having your child tested by someone who understands the way the test is written and who can teach the test taking strategies that workfor them.

We are 3D Learner. We started as very frustrated parents and professionals; thenmigrated to doing more traditional tutoring; and now see the benefits of a holistic approach that addresses:1- Teaching the child the way they learn best2- Addressing vision and attention issues3- Helping the child with both the right accommodations and test taking skills

The First Ever Online Dyslexia Screening Test For Adults (16+). Endorsed By TheBritish Dyslexia Institute. Visit http://tinyurl.com/britishdyslexiatest