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The purpose of a psychoeducational evaluation is usually to determine a young person's current level of intellectual, cognitive and academic functioning so that effective educational strategies and appropriate psychological and behavioral supports can be put into place. The remedial strategies and teaching technologies that I recommend to help young people who have specific learning disabilities in reading, math or written language have been shown to be effective in well-controlled research studies. The remediation links I've posted here can provide valuable resources and information to families seeking help. Some are what I consider to be "seminal articles" which discuss the "whole language/phonics debate" and what we know from brain research about how children (and adults) learn (you'll notice that reading development has been particularly well-studied, math and writing less so). Some are important predecessors of the President's "No Child Left Behind" program (the reports from the National Reading Panel). Others relate to specific learning technologies. |
