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CaseStudy Tiffany ●

Introduction

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1‐1BriefDescriptionofChildandFamily

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1‐2AreasofStrength

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1‐3AreasofConcern

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1‐4FunctionalAssessmentData ●

1‐4aCognitiveAbilities

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1‐4bAttentionandImpulsivity/Hyperactivity

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1‐4cAchievementandGrades

Introduction ●

Name:Tiffany

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Age:10

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Grade:Third,endofyear

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Gender:Female

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Area(s)ofExceptionality:Learningdisabilityandattentionde睇�icithyperactivedisorder (AAHD)(combinedtype)

11BriefDescriptionofChildandFamily Tiffanyisathird‐gradestudentatWarrenElementarySchool.Tiffanyisanengagingchild,whois personableandlovestotalk.Nevertheless,herteachersandparentsareconcernedaboutheracademic progressandwonderifsheisreadyforfourthgrade.Tiffanyhasbegunsayingthatsheis“stupid,”“can’t learnanything,”andthatshehatesschool.Herparents,MichaelandPatty,areworried.Theyhave watchedtheironcehappylittlegirlwholovedschoolchangetoachildwhobegstostayhome,has stomachachesduringhomework,andcriesherselftosleep. Tiffanyistheyoungestofthreechildren.Heroldersisterisanhonorrollstudentinhighschool.Her olderbrother,whohasbeendiagnosedwithlearningdisabilitiesthatprimarilyimpactlanguage,isin middleschool,whereheisdoingfairlywellwithsomesupportforreading.Herfather,Michael,isa managerforalargehardwareandbuildingsupplystore,andhermother,Patty,isasecretaryatthe countyhospital.Bothparentshavesomepost‐secondaryeducation,butneithergraduatedfromcollege. Tiffanywasdiagnosedwithalearningdisabilityin睇�irstgradeandwithattentionde睇�icithyperactive disorder(combinedtype)insecondgrade,whenherteachersnoticedthatsheoftenseemedto disengagementallyduringtasksshefoundchallenging. Tiffanyhasreceiveddailyresourceroomspecialeducationsupportforreading,andsheistaking

medicationforherADHD.Evenwiththesesupportssheisstrugglinginreadingandmath.Sheresents goingtothespecialeducationclass,asshegenerallymissesscienceandpartofherspecials(music, physicaleducation,andart).Shehasaskedtostayinherclassroomfortheseclasses.Herparents requestedthattheschoolreviewherscheduleandtrytoensurethatTiffanyisbackinherclassroomfor theclassessheloves(scienceandspecials),butthereviewnevertookplace.Herparentsarefrustrated withtheschoolandsaddenedbythechangeinTiffany’sbehavior. Withtheschoolyearcomingtoanendher,parentshaverequestedareviewofTiffany’sprogressandan IEPplanningsessionforthenextyear.

12AreasofStrength Tiffanyisasociablechild.Shehasseveralfriendsandenjoystalkingandplayingwiththem.Sheisan excellentgymnastandcompeteswiththecityteam,whichpracticesthreeafternoonsaweek.Sheloves artandoftendoodlesenchantingpicturesonthesidesofherschoolpapers.Sheisgoodatscienceand hasstartedherownrockcollectionathome.Tiffanyisbestattasksthatarehighinterestandinvolve movementoractivities.Sheisgenerallywellbehavedand,untilrecently,seemedhappy.

13AreasofConcern Tiffany’sreadingremainsbelowgradelevel(midyearsecondgradeforindependentreading).Her listeningcomprehensionismuchbetterandisongradelevel.Herspellingissigni睇�icantlybelowgrade level(beginningsecondgrade),butherspeakingvocabularyisappropriate. Mathisalsoanareaofconcern.Tiffanyhasnotbeenabletomemorizehermultiplicationfacts.She continuestoinvertfractionsandcannotremembertherulesofoperations.Sheisbetterathands‐on mathproblem‐solving,andherteachershaveusedmathmanipulative(multi‐basedarithmeticblocks, colorrods,andnumberchips)withsuccess. Herteachersareconcernedthatherworkisoftenmessy,disorganized,andincomplete.Theyalsofeel thatTiffanyisunabletoretaininformationthatsheseemedtohavemastered.

14FunctionalAssessmentData 14aCognitiveAbilities Tiffany’scognitiveabilitiesareaverage,withaFullScaleIQscoreof109ontheWISC‐IV©.Sheisvery goodatperceptualreasoningandweakeratprocessingspeed(seenexttable).Herassessmentwasdone whileTiffanywastakingmedicationforADHDandseemstore睇�lectherabilities. Subtest/Scale Index/ScaleScore PercentileRank Descriptive Verbalcomprehension 114 82 HighAverage Perceptualreasoning 121 92 Superior Workingmemory 99 46 Average Processingspeed 85 16 LowAverage FullScale 109 73 Average

14bAttentionandImpulsivity/Hyperactivity BoththeteacherandparentratingscalesshowedthatTiffany’sinattention,distractibility,and hyperactivity/impulsivityweresigni睇�icantlyelevated(seenexttable).Sheseemedmostengagedintask thatcombinedhighinterestwithmovement. Conners3™ScoreSummary

Subscale Parent Scores Teacher Scores Inattention >90 82 Hyperactivity/impulsivity 71 75 Learningproblems >90 — Executivefunction >90 — Learningproblems/executivefunction — 80 Defiance/aggression 45 46 Peerrelationships 45 45

14cAchievementandGrades Tiffanyisbelowgradelevelinreadingandmath.AchievementscoresWoodcockJohnson‐III©range from19thto22ndpercentiles(seenexttable). AchievementSummary AchievementArea Percentile Description Letter/wordrecognition 19 LowAverage Wordattack 29 Average Passagecomprehension 8 Low Calculation 7 Low Appliedproblems 17 LowAverage Quantitativeconcepts 27 Average Spelling 9 Low

Tiffany’sgradesre睇�lectherstruggleswithlearning.Herschoolreportsgradesforeachareaidenti睇�iedo theIEPandalsore睇�lectsgrade‐levelperformance.WecanseefromthenexttablethatTiffanyisworking hardbutisnotabletomeetgrade‐levelexpectationsforreading,math,andspelling. Grades Content Area Reading

Grade GradeLevel Performance C Belowgradelevel

Math

C

Science SocialStudies Writing Music Art PE Citizenship

B C C B A A B

Belowgrade expectations   Belowgradelevel    

Comments Tiffanycontinuestostrugglewithreadingcomprehension.She iscurrentlyreadingatgrade2.3. MathremainshardforTiffany.Sheisfunctioningata beginninggrade3level. Tiffanylovesscienceanditshows.Shehasdoneverywell!    WaytogoTiffany…greatjob!  ...