Monday, February 10, 2014

MSU Psychoeducational Re-test prove Incredible Gains!!

KC gained  up to 2.5 grade levels in only 23 Hours of Reading Instruction- his progress is documented through Michigan State University's Psychology Department- They re-evaluated his Reading (In December)to provide specific, data-based feedback for me to learn from..

Isn't his progress thus far amazing?  Unfortunately, K.C.'s vision deficits will impede faster "Reading Fluency, Pseudoword Decoding &  Word Reading Scores  (Because speed and timing are factors in the score)- but his diligence, attitude and success so far is tremendous!

FOLLOW-UP READING ASSESSMENT
RESULTS SUMMARY SHEET
MSU Psychological Clinic
Client: KM
Clinician: Katherine Thomas, M.A.
Supervisor: Tim Goth-Owens, Ph.D.
Assessment Date: 12/18/13
Wechsler Individual Achievement Test, 3rd Edition (WIAT-III) 

* What are Early Reading Skills? They are the skills necessary to build reading; Segment Words, Blend    Sounds, Word      Rhyming, Sight Words. With these achievement scores, I expect his Reading Abilities to take off!
Untimed- K.C's Pseudoword Decoding Skills and Word Reading Abilities are much higher.


COMPOSITE
BASELINE
8/29/13
FOLLOW-UP
12/18/13
Subtest
%-ile
Grade Equiv.
%-ile
Grade Equiv.
Early Reading Skills
10th
K.6
68th
3.2
Reading Comprehension
23rd
1.3
55th
2.3
Word Reading
8th
K
23rd
1.5
Pseudoword Decoding
14th
K
23rd
1.4
Oral Reading Fluency
3rd
< 1.0
14th
1.2













Amy Maida
Reading Specialist
FOCUS! Academics
(248) 789-4049

Visual Problems Documented

In addition to Dyslexia, Kevin also has severe visual problems that affect his academic performance- His Pediatric Optometrist Provided the following diagnoses:



  1. Anisometropia (difference in prescription) -Right Eye =20/20 Left Eye =20/400~!
  2. Amblyopia Left eye (reduced vision, not improved with glasses)
  3. Hyperopia (Farsighted) 
  4. Oculomotor Dysfunction (tracking difficulty) 
  5. Convergence Insufficiency (eye-teaming difficulty) 
  6. Accommodative Dysfuntion (focusing difficulty)
Erica Johnson Carder, O.D., MS, FAAO
Bennett Optometry- Ann Arbor MI