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Originally Posted by Gemi She needs to have a full evaluation if she has not had one already. If they are telling your mother they don't *usually* act until a child is eight I would press the issue with them to intervene and consider your sisters case now because of the obvious trouble she is having. Tax dollars go into programs. You are right-on to not delay. Why do they say- nothing can be done for now? There are specialists who test for learning disabilities and you should not have to wait for her to get help/therapy now. I was taken to Hofstra when I was 9. They evaluated and administered many tests. I went to a private elementary school. There was more available in public school. Check that avenue again and make sure she is not losing out on assistance. Talk to that doctor and discuss your concerns with him. Ask him why he thinks she should change schools.
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hi thanks for answering
no her hearing and vocabulary is excellent and so is her vision. she just doesn't regonized letters or numbers and my mom has called NUMEROUS places seeking out help. she got 1 evaluation already which told us she had below normal intelligence and the person administering the test said that alothough she is below normal she is not low enough to be considered a immediate problem. the person then went on to tell my mom that she should keep working with her which is what my mom has been doing since the child was 4 years old.
the reason why my sister is in private school is because they were the only ones offering to give her tutoring and extra help. my mom was ready to send her to public school but the teachers said that they do not send children to special programs or give after school help until they are 8. so its clear that we cannot wait till she is 8 for her to learn her letters or numbers. so it is clear in this case that public schools are NOT offering more to help her.
then i should also say that a few places my mother called didn't even take her concerns seriously cause my sister is so young. i remember my mom took my sister to one place and had to tell the worker to stop playing with my sister and do the evulation thoroughly. apparently my sisters being gorgeous means that there is nothing wrong with her in some people's eyes. after that my mom got a second opinion-which is where we learned that she has below average iq.
otherthan that we will continue to follow up on this issue but its really frustrating that no one will even take this seriously because she is only 6. i also have a 4 yr old brother and he knows more ABC and letters than my sister-which is causing the situation to become even more embarassing.
i should also say that my sister has no problems writing her name her siblings name, repeating her address, or
copying letters. but when you ask her to write down the letters she gets confused and when you show her a letter she doesn't know what it is.