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Does my daughter have a learning disability with retaining information?
My 15 yrs old is a 9th grader and has had IEP's since Kinder. Schools keep passing her and she still reads at a 2nd grade level. She can't retain the info that she learns. I am going to take her out of public school and looking for a special school to help her with her special needs. Any idea what kind of school she needs?
In Topics:
Learning disabilities, Special education, Special needs
> 60 days ago
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Hello Patricia,
Thank you for writing to Education.com. What specifically did your daughter qualify under for her IEP? Does she have a specific learning disability concerning auditory, visual, or short-term memory? Does she have a reading disability? There are many reasons why she can have difficult retaining information. If she has an auditory learning disability she may have trouble taking in information she hears. If she has a visual learning disability she may have trouble taking in information she sees. If your daughter has difficulty taking in information, then she certainly will not be able to remember it.
If you feel your daughter is not making progress in school, perhaps you should have the IEP team meet again to look over her goals. They can reevaluate her looking for why she has difficulty retaining information. You may also want to seek out an independent evaluation from a private psychologist to look into the neurological reasons why she has difficulty remembering, if you have not done so already. Knowing your daughter’s neurological strengths and weaknesses can better help you and the IEP team plan to help her.
Oftentimes when students progress to the later grades, there are more academic demands as the classes become harder. Learning difficulties that weren’t previously noticeable in early grades become more obvious.
Oftentimes special education services are provided in the public school and not in private schools. If you take your daughter out of the public school you may have to make special trips to the public school if you still want her to receive special services and extra help.
If you haven’t already, you may want to seek out a tutor for your child. If you are looking for another school, it is important to find a curriculum where there are a lot of teachers and teacher assistants so your daughter can get more attention and help.
During the summer you may want to enroll her in an intensive reading program, like Lindamood Bell, to help her build reading skills. Encourage your daughter to read everything from magazines to fun, popular books like Twilight. Take her to the library and help her choose a book of interest.
Here are some resources you may find helpful:
Types of Private Schools:
http://www.education.com/topic/private-school-options/
Memory and Children with Learning Disabilities
http://www.education.com/reference/article/memory-children-learning/
Best wishes in helping your daughter.
-Hayley
Thank you for writing to Education.com. What specifically did your daughter qualify under for her IEP? Does she have a specific learning disability concerning auditory, visual, or short-term memory? Does she have a reading disability? There are many reasons why she can have difficult retaining information. If she has an auditory learning disability she may have trouble taking in information she hears. If she has a visual learning disability she may have trouble taking in information she sees. If your daughter has difficulty taking in information, then she certainly will not be able to remember it.
If you feel your daughter is not making progress in school, perhaps you should have the IEP team meet again to look over her goals. They can reevaluate her looking for why she has difficulty retaining information. You may also want to seek out an independent evaluation from a private psychologist to look into the neurological reasons why she has difficulty remembering, if you have not done so already. Knowing your daughter’s neurological strengths and weaknesses can better help you and the IEP team plan to help her.
Oftentimes when students progress to the later grades, there are more academic demands as the classes become harder. Learning difficulties that weren’t previously noticeable in early grades become more obvious.
Oftentimes special education services are provided in the public school and not in private schools. If you take your daughter out of the public school you may have to make special trips to the public school if you still want her to receive special services and extra help.
If you haven’t already, you may want to seek out a tutor for your child. If you are looking for another school, it is important to find a curriculum where there are a lot of teachers and teacher assistants so your daughter can get more attention and help.
During the summer you may want to enroll her in an intensive reading program, like Lindamood Bell, to help her build reading skills. Encourage your daughter to read everything from magazines to fun, popular books like Twilight. Take her to the library and help her choose a book of interest.
Here are some resources you may find helpful:
Types of Private Schools:
http://www.education.com/topic/private-school-options/
Memory and Children with Learning Disabilities
http://www.education.com/reference/article/memory-children-learning/
Best wishes in helping your daughter.
-Hayley
> 60 days ago
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