ABOUT MAXABILITY LEARNING:
Ellen G. Topiel, M.A., NJ Certified Reading Specialist
Ellen G. Topiel, M.A., NJ Certified Reading Specialist
(In public school classes)
"By the time STRUGGLING readers reach 3-4 grade, 'their sight word vocabulary' is severely restricted compared to good readers the same age...They can't catch up with their peers because 4th and 5th grade good readers are continuing to add sight vocabulary at a very fast rate..."Most remedial and special education interventions do not 'close the gap' for older or very poor readers." (Dr. J. K. Torgesen, Florida State University and The Florida Center for Reading Research, www: fcrr.org)
Maxability Learning gives students, parents, the Child Study Team, advocates and education lawyers a clear, evidenced-based assessment with information about why a student is struggling and specific recommendations of fix it strategies.
"By the time STRUGGLING readers reach 3-4 grade, 'their sight word vocabulary' is severely restricted compared to good readers the same age...They can't catch up with their peers because 4th and 5th grade good readers are continuing to add sight vocabulary at a very fast rate..."Most remedial and special education interventions do not 'close the gap' for older or very poor readers." (Dr. J. K. Torgesen, Florida State University and The Florida Center for Reading Research, www: fcrr.org)
Maxability Learning gives students, parents, the Child Study Team, advocates and education lawyers a clear, evidenced-based assessment with information about why a student is struggling and specific recommendations of fix it strategies.
WHAT IS AN INDEPENDENT EDUCATION EVALUATION?
TEACHER, PARENT/GUARDIAN, STUDENT INTERVIEW
CLASSROOM OBSERVATION
RECORDS AND IEP REVIEW
PROFESSIONAL WRITTEN REPORT
A DETAILED IDENTIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT, INSTRUCTIONAL, AND FRUSTRATION LEVELS IN DECODING, SIGHT WORD KNOWLEDGE, COMPREHENSION, FLUENCY, SPELLING, AND WRITING.
• Narrative and expository texts levels
• Oral, listening, and silent comprehension levels
A COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION AND EXPLANATION OF READING AND WRITING STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES.
- Retelling and recall abilities
- Word attack skills
- Lookback skills
- Think aloud skills
- Literal/Inference-making abilities
- Words in context processing and vocabulary knowledge
WRITING/Observed writing sample:
• Brainstorming
• Sentence structure
• Word choice
• Organization
• Paragraph construction
• Fluency
• Content
• Cohesion
• Grammar
• Spelling
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR:
• Relevant and measurable IEP goals and objectives
• Progress monitoring
• Specific teacher strategies, curriculum, and related services
• Research-based student strategies
• Multi-sensory approaches
• Suggestions for further testing
A COMPASSIONATE AND SUPPORTIVE 1:1 TESTING SETTING.