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Who did the evaluation and what were they evaluating for? What tests were run? Was it only a vision evaluation? Was it through a developmental optometrist? Has she ever had an evaluation through a neuropsychologist or edu psychologist?
She had many of them through various avenues, yes the VT was through a developmental optometrist, yes she was tested by a neuropsychologist
Looks much better than my 14yo son...... did they test for dysgraphia?
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Yes.
Was she evaluated for dyslexia? Late reading and lingering spelling issues are common signs.
Yes. We were told she is not dyslexic.
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I'm really feeling lost. My daughter is 16 and although she's a lovely girl and very gifted artist she struggles with spelling all the time. We've tried every program out there from Spelling Workout, to spelling power, to AAS, and everything else we could think of. Nothing sticks.
I'm adding a picture of something she wrote today, it's scary. I've had her tested. At age 10 II had her evaluated because she also wasn't reading, they found a binocular dysfunction and she went through a year of vision therapy which helped immensely. She's now an avid reader, but the spelling still isn't coming together.
I have no idea how this girl will make it in college with this issue, it's not a matter of "spellcheck will be her best friend" it's such a problem even spellcheck doesn't catch a lot of it.
Any suggestions are welcome.
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I am in TN also and hitting that 21 is huge! Good for him (and you) :)
(I don't think your ds score is a dud and I appreciate you posting here.)
Thanks, Seems that most people I talk to look at me like I'm a total failure if my kid doesn't get high 20s across the board.
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Those are some nice increases and all sections went up! Seems my kids have never been able to raise all their scores on the same test. They will improve two or three sections but a fourth will drop. Nice work!
Thanks, he worked really hard on prep this time, but focused mostly on raising the abysmal english score from last time.
Over all we're happy he reached the score he needed to not have to take non-credit leveling classes at the school of his choice and is eligible for the HOPE scholarship here in TN.
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I just took a sample ACT with my Dd#1 a few weeks ago. I thought the advice above (skimming instead of reading the whole passage) would be useful, but it turned out to be horrible for me and dd. Reading speed is very important for the ACT. It worked best for us to quickly read the passage, pausing to answer questions every couple of paragraphs. Skimming didn't give either of us enough to answer the questions that were often at the end which asked us to compare something or reference something that was part of one but not the other. We wasted time going back and reading what we'd just skimmed.
My point, and several others made it too, was that he needs practice reading and that will hopefully increase his reading speed over time. The passages on the ACT Reading section are often non-fiction and of course the science section is all non-fiction. So, reading these books and magazines will not only be interesting to him and educational, but also help with his prep!
Interpreting charts and graphs is very important in the science section, and I agree with practicing that. But, again, speed is very important. (I only barely finished the Science section on time.)
This is probably going to vary by kid/person. We use the skim method to find the section that would have more information as there is often a lot of information that is not needed to answer the questions, so it's not important to read the whole entire passage word for word to answer them.
The fact that this section is 35 minutes doesn't really allow most to read every passage completely and answer the questions.
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I checked today and my son's ACT scores from the April 8th test have posted.
He's an average kid and this was his 2nd time taking it.
Although many will think his score was a dud, we're really proud of what he was able to do.Overall composite went from an 18 to a 21
English went from a 13 to a 20
Math went from an 18 to a 20
Reading went form a 19 to a 20
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Removing the double post. Sorry about that :)
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I'm going to offer a bit different approach. The reading on the ACT isn't really about analyzing anything, it's about finding the information (at least this is what my son says) the biggest thing for him to learn was You don't actually read the entire passage first. Go read the questions for that section then skim through the passage until you find an area that includes information the question is looking for then do more thorough reading if necessary.
The science section is actually more data interpretation, so learning to read graphs and tables is more beneficial than actual science knowledge.
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Has anyone found anything that would tell you how to stage a crime scene if you're doing a forensics class?
My kids (who will be a senior and sophomore) next year want to do Forensics for science which is all good, but would love it if I could stage a few crime scenes for them, but I need resources.
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What is the time commitment per day that we would need to set aside? 60 minutes?
If you aren't watching the video portion I would say that 60 minutes is more than sufficient to work on the rest.
Having the TWSS is nice because I can go and view the teacher training if I want more info on what's going on in the SWI, but it's certainly not needed and you'll be fine without it.
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You know, some CC's have untimed entrance tests--check to see if he even NEEDS to take the ACT.
He does. We live in the boonies so the choices to stay local which he wants to do are limited.
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Geometry takes up at least 40% of ACT so his score can only go up with completion of geometry. The english section emphasize on grammar.
My youngest one can barely finish half the questions in the free sample ACT practice test by ACT when he tried. He is my slow (speed) reader. He is taking in June for a baseline. Your son's score is great for without prep.
He only has 30 lessons/tests left in Geometry, so he has done most of it. The English is what killed him.
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I do have the test prep books, but originally my husband and I didn't plan on him taking it now. So we haven't used them. Now I know I will add it to my agenda for the summer and next year. I won't put him in the local class I found because I've heard it's crazy boot camp like, and that's just not us. Most likely he'll go to a community college or tech school. What he enjoys doing and the fields that draw him in wouldn't be best suited for a 4 year uni. They have those degrees of course, but it he could get to the same career at a CC for less money.
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Thank you all, I'm feeling a little better now, as I showed him and he feels good about his score. Apparently he did better all around that he thought he did. He thought he'd get a 10. I guess I'm still getting used to things not working like they did when I was in school. It was unheard of to take this thing more than once and nobody prepped for it we were all told it was a test you couldn't study or prep for. Our schools only offered it once and it was only open to Juniors. I have to remind myself that times are different.
I will add that my son has not finished Geometry, I'm a firm believer in not starting Alg before 9th, so I know that will play a role, but I'm actually quite happy with his Math score, His English is where it bites him in the backside.
He had never seen practice tests either so to the poster that asked that no, he hasn't seen the format of the ACT, but he has taken standardized tests before so he was at least familiar with the bubble form and how to fill that out.
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An 18 is what kids need to dual enroll at the local university so I think it is considered college ready. It is also the average score at our local high schools for their graduates. It is also the score our local umbrella school requires to graduate with an accredited diploma. So that seems like a good score to have in one's pocket only half way through high school. But yeah...these threads are always hard. Remember the average folks tend not to post. I am sure someone is encouraged that you shared.
Our CC that's not far from me won't let my son take dual enrollment with these scores. Not that I wanted him to do that anyway. I always had a hard time coming to this board because I always feel so inferior.
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My son is a sophomore, and this was his first attempt at this, (he's an older sophomore because we had him repeat 8th grade for maturity reasons) we did no prep at all, nothing, just to see how he'd do and he got an 18. Now I know why I tend to not come to the high school board much. It kind of confirms to me that I totally messed this homeschool thing up.
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Probably because you abbreviated and I didn't. :001_smile:
Nope, I searched, Physics, RSO, Real Science Odyssey and every combo of them. I think the search feature doesn't always work. This thread isn't even listed in "My content" and I'm the one that started it.
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I searched and searched and nothing came up. LOL
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I'm so excited for this. I've been waiting a LONG time for this one. Can't wait to use it with my youngest son.
http://www.pandiapress.com/?page_id=14
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My husband got video, all he kept saying was, "This is the most amazing thing EVER!"
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The had printout may not work but I'm still going to do the faux fish fingers and the poem on a stick
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I think I might add some pound cake cut into strips and rolled in graham cracker crumbs with a side of vanilla pudding (Fish Fingers and Custard) and then printing out a pic of Matt Smith's head with a speech bubble that says, "Fezzes are Red, The Tardis is Blue, Your 16 Today, Happy Birthday to you. Geronimo!
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HELP!!! 16 year old daughter still can't spell
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Thanks all for you input, when reading out loud she does fine with pronunciation for the most part, typical issues with longer words that you'd expect her to have trouble with because they aren't commonly used. All the small words that she has trouble with in spelling she can read with no problems.
The concern I have for college is where she may have to do an in class essay as a test/exam. My son is going to the school she is currently planning to and his English 1010 final was an in class essay. Something like that could tank her grade.
After looking over Barton and AAS again, we decided to try AAS. They now have an app, which was her biggest push back with that program. We're going to make spelling and writing a bigger focus than we had been. It may mean she reads less literature but sometimes sacrifices have to be made.