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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are looking to get our 8th grader evaluated - the school provides in-school evaluation (observation, testing).  We've also consulted with a private service provider that does evaluations.

What is the difference between the two?[/quote]

What answer do you want? No joke - this matters.  The school provider will give you a rosier picture and fewer accommodations and resources.  The external provider will give you a granular picture and you can ask for additional accommodations that the school must provide.

I was worried my kid had very slight ADHD.  The school never suggested an evaluation and we got one independently before she was applying to MS. Her initial test scores were average and her IQ is very high, so extra time was key for us.  The evaluator also asked if she could benefit from having an additional support 1:1 help reading the test (what kid couldn’t benefit from that?!), so we said yes.  She got full accommodations for her entrance exams and went from average to top 5%.  Not a chance a school evaluation would do that.

If you’re in public and don’t want the ‘label’ do it through the school. If you want the additional resources available to your kid, do it externally.  Just be expected to pay for the additional resources - we pay an external company to go to the school 3x/wk to help with her accommodations that in public school she wouldn’t need.[/quote]

We are not looking for a specific answer. We want to learn how we can best support her, given her strengths and deficits.[/quote]

The school evaluation will answer the question of whether she needs specialized instruction and accommodations. A private evaluation will give you a wealth of details about her strengths and challenges and thoughtful recommendations inside and outside of school.[/quote]

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