How to best use the WISC-IV and Woodcock Johnson III test results?

[lhpartridge]

Have you thought about using a LiveScribe SmartPen®? If recording the class is legal, then this device could help with his note-taking skills. The pen records audio that is synched to notes written in a special notebook by way of a computer. All you do is touch the notebook at the point you need to hear again, and the audio begins at that moment in the class. You can both compare what he has already written and then fill in the parts that he didn't get the first time. The Cornell Notes format would be very useful for him to use.

[robee70]

Originally Posted by lhpartridge

Have you thought about using a LiveScribe SmartPen®? If recording the class is legal, then this device could help with his note-taking skills. The pen records audio that is synched to notes written in a special notebook by way of a computer. All you do is touch the notebook at the point you need to hear again, and the audio begins at that moment in the class. You can both compare what he has already written and then fill in the parts that he didn't get the first time. The Cornell Notes format would be very useful for him to use.

I know he learned the Cornell Note-Taking system last year in a Study Skills class, but because he always works on a laptop I don't believe he ever implemented it. I just did a quick search on Microsoft's site and they have some sample Cornell Notes templates for Word that I'll have him upload onto his laptop.

I like the Livescribe Pen idea, but again I don't think it would work with him using a laptop. I do have Microsoft OneNote on my personal laptop, but haven't used it. I'll see how it is set-up (I think I just saw a Cornell Note template for that too) and maybe it's possible to attach audio files to notes. That may be a terrific idea.

[figmalt]

Originally Posted by robee70

Re: accommodations, I agree that some accommodations do no more than enable a child to learn what others are learning and enable them to show what they have learned. However, I am having a hard time accepting that reduction of work volume and extra time to hand in work in an Honors class, isn't changing the expectations of the class for one individual. If this were a typical class for the general popultaion I might agree. However, in my opinion, being recommended to an Honors class is a privilege, not a basic educational requirement. I don't believe his peers feel it unfair that while they have to write he types, or that he gets assistance organizing his backpack. I do feel that they would see him as receiving unfair advantage for getting graded based on less work in more time.

I really appreciate all your input so far. Thanks.

No -- I totally agree. I was speaking in generalities.

I don't know what classes he's taking, but you might talk to the teacher(s) to find out what their expectations are for A students generally and specifically. For example, to achieve an A on this paper you will do XYZ, for a B you only do XY, etc. To achieve an A in this class you will do ABC, etc. (Do his teacher's have grading rubrics?)

It might not be a bad idea to send rough drafts to the teachers before the next paper or assignment is due, to make sure he's on the right track.