Success MAP Could Include the Right Mindset, Assessment and Plan
The 3D Learner Success MAP include a:
- -Mindset that Success is the Only Option
- Assessment for Success that may include school-based testing and includes assessing how your child learns best, where your child is strong and where he or she struggles and the present level of performance for critical items (e.g. Reading Comprehension
- Plan to go from Stress to Success in Months Not Years — where possible
Success MAP for a Child Who Struggles with Reading Comprehension
Lisa’s reading comprehension was well below grade level. Specifically, Lisa’s parents were frustrated with what had happened at a public school and at a very expensive Dyslexia Treatment. When Lisa”s parents did our online Success Assessment with Lisa the results showed that Lisa was a visual learner (i.e. she learned best when she saw and experienced information) and she appeared to have attention, eye-teaming and anxiety challenges.
The first thing that changed was Lisa’s parents
- Mindset. The school plan was not ambitious. Lisa’s parents mindset changed when we discussed the possibilities if Lisa was taught to her strengths and her challenges were addressed
- Assessing for Success is important – it may include a traditional assessment, but also looks at the following questions:
- How far below grade level is the child’s reading comprehension? In Lisa’s case her reading comprehension was 3.5 years below grade level – -this was further below grade level than her reading fluency — a measurement of how well a student reads out loud. Too often reading fluency is used to measure reading, when one must assess reading comprehension to understand how well a student understands what he or she reads. Reading speed is often critical to look at. We have seen middle schoolers reading 67 words per minute — which is too slow to sustain attention. Lisa was reading at 115 words per minute — well below grade level
- Is the child a visual learner, who learns best when he or she sees and experiences information? Lisa was
- Does the child lose focus in school, or when taking tests or doing homework? Lisa did
- Does the child skip words and/or lines when reading? A Visagraph (R) Test showed that Lisa skipped words and lines when reading. Lisa did
- Is there an anxiety issue? Lisa got really anxiety when we even discussed reading
- Are there other challenges (e.g. working memory, processing speed, auditory processing etc.)? Lisa had some challenges in each area
A Success MAP should include an assessment for the visual learner, eye-teaming, attention, anxiety and related challenges
- A Success MAP should include:
- Goals for what is important — in Lisa’s case the goal was to improve reading comprehension by 3 grade levels and to improve reading speed by 50% over the next 6 months
- An action plan to achieve the goals — with our training and a concerted effort by Lisa and her parents Lisa:
- Improved her reading comprehension by 4 grade levels after 6 months
- Doubled her reading speed from 115 to 230 words per minute
- Another goal was to reduce homework time from 2.5 to 1.5 hours
- The plan included:
- Improving Lisa’s attention and eye-teaming
- Improving her reading speed and comprehension
- Working collaboratively with her teachers — without reducing the workload
- Having Lisa’s parents keep calm during homework sessions
- Using a visual schedule
- Lisa did reduce her homework time from 2.5 to 1.25 hours per night
If You Have a Smart Struggling Child — Develop a Success MAP
- Consider the Mindset that Success is the Only Option
- Start the Assessment for Success with our online Success Assessment — do it with your child. You can access this at Success Assessment
- Call us at 561-361-7495 to develop a Success MAP
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