history, record review, review of previous testing, review of previous instructional approaches

READING
phoneme awareness
general phonological processing
knowledge of the code: reading and spelling
knowledge of high frequency words
comprehension: sequenced detail, essential meaning, interpretation
comprehension of various kinds of text
comprehension of text level language without print


MATH
calculation
meaning of algorithms
relationships among algorithms
invented algorithms - valid/not valid
problem solving
number concept and intuition
measurement
functional and applied skills

WRITTEN LANGUAGE
organization and cohesion
self-expression
verbal expression
conventions
spelling
grammar/syntax

COGNITION/MOTIVATION/AFFECT
functions involving left hemisphere vigilance, narrow focus, detail, anxiety:
working memory
sustained, vigilant, nondistracted attention
language, sequential, rule-governed processing
learning through practice and repetition

functions involving right hemisphere intuition, exploration, global properties, arousal:
visuospatial processing, integration
pattern recognition, concept formation
problem solving

functions involving frontal inhibition, tracking, planning, self-control, self-monitoring:
"executive functions"
memory
abstract reasoning, intellectual ability

RELATIONSHIPS AMONG ALL OF THESE COMPONENTS

ERRORS as Basis For Diagnosing Root Problems and Strengths
ERRORS as Basis for Instruction

INDIVIDUAL education plan (IEP) means INSTRUCTION based on the IDIOSYNCRACIES of the INDIVIDUAL

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