When evaluations are conducted, the evaluators are usually experts in several fields including education, speech and language, audiology, and psychology. By conducting a series of tests, evaluations, and interviews, they are working to understand what stands between your child and academic success. Findings from these evaluations may reveal any of a number of issues, ranging from hearing loss or low vision to difficulties with focus, use of language, or reading. Fortunately, there are tools and techniques for managing almost any learning-related disability — but until the issue has been diagnosed, there's not a much anyone can do. Intelligence tests (often called IQ tests) most commonly used to diagnose a learning disability include the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WIPPSI), Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC), and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS).
Around 2% of the population has an IQ greater than 130 which is ‘gifted’ intelligence. This is an IQ of 2 standard deviations from the average IQ. This is an IQ of 2 standard deviations from the average IQ.
Other common intelligence, or cognitive, tests include the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test, Differential Abilities Scales (DAS), the Woodcock Johnson Test of Cognitive Abilities, and the Comprehensive Test of Nonverbal Intelligence (CTONI). Findings from these tests can help pinpoint areas of strength and weakness; armed with this kind of information, schools can often suggest educational options or offer special support where it's needed. Visual motor integration tests are supplementary tests that many evaluators use to support a learning disability evaluation. Common visual motor integration tests include the Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test and the Developmental Test of Visual Motor Integration. Findings from these tests may help to determine if your child's brain is properly connecting visual cues to motor coordination. In other words, is she able to draw what she sees? If she is having a difficult time integrating visual and motor skills, it will be very tough for her to learn to write or draw properly without special support.
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