Anonymous wrote:OP, get her tested/evaluated for learning disorders. My kid who has multiple learning disorders and has MANY hours of extra support in their IEP has still never failed a reading SOL. There probably is something going on.

NP. How and where to get tested/evaluated for learning disorders?

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The SOL deserve some credit here. The SOL scores alerted the OP that their DD needs additional assistance. Several posters have chimed in with similar experiences.

The child is in 6th grade, why is this just coming to light? I would guess that OPs kid has passed proficient but in the lower end of the scores and has had lower percentile iReady's for a while. There is no way that this is a suddent thing. This has to be something that has been brewing but OP has been fine with whatever the scores have been. Good for OP for acting now but I suspect that there have been other signs.

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Anonymous wrote:My DD did Mathnasium for 5th and 6th grade. It helped her a lot. You just have to make sure she asks the instructors for help and explanations; otherwise, it’s self-paced and learn on your own.

We did Kumon for reading. It wasn’t very helpful.

Good luck.

then why would anyone pay for this? why not do khan academy instead.

Because not everyone is confident that they can explain how to complete the problem properly. Some kids don't respond to learning from their parents. Some parents are not great with the subject at hand.

The SOL deserve some credit here. The SOL scores alerted the OP that their DD needs additional assistance. Several posters have chimed in with similar experiences.

ASDEC. And speech therapy for comprehension. Full testing. Do it now. Consider private for a few years.

Anonymous wrote:My DD did Mathnasium for 5th and 6th grade. It helped her a lot. You just have to make sure she asks the instructors for help and explanations; otherwise, it’s self-paced and learn on your own.

We did Kumon for reading. It wasn’t very helpful.

Good luck.

then why would anyone pay for this? why not do khan academy instead.

OP, get her tested/evaluated for learning disorders. My kid who has multiple learning disorders and has MANY hours of extra support in their IEP has still never failed a reading SOL. There probably is something going on.

Anonymous wrote:Just got her math score, 397.

SO looking at 389 in reading and math 397.

My DD in 5th grade has similar scores and science SOL is about a 398. But we figured our our kid has the ADD portion of ADHD. She just can't focus and is always thinking of other things...at once. We can sit down with her and get through complex work and she aces those things well, but to sit and take a computer test alone is very difficult for her.

We have to focus on these things at home in order for her to do well on them at school. She is already looking forward to doing better on the re-takes, which makes us proud of her. As an aside, she gets about 70% '4s' and 30% '3s' on her report card. So, the teachers think she is doing fine, so we're not in panic mode just yet.

But we will look into both math and reading supplementation over the summer.

Just got her math score, 397.

SO looking at 389 in reading and math 397.

The literally doesn't matter. it has no baring on her future or ability to pass future SOLs.

Try not to stress too much. If you put more stress on her to pass the test she will get more nervous and do worse.

Try not to worry.

Spend some summer doing learning - in a fun way. I did Kahn academy online with my kid which is free and it helped a lot!

read and do math over the summer. she is super close to passing. do not worry.

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I’d really like to revisit my first question and what I came looking for advice on in this forum… please.

What tutoring programs would you recommend for a sixth grader that needs remediation in reading and math?

Mathnasium? Any of the others?

What about for reading?

Is working with an FCPS teacher from the parent resource list better?

Thanks!

Programs will depend on what your daughter will be willing to commit to. I don't think any of them are tied to FCPS instruction but all of them will work on teaching math fundamentals.

Mathnasium, Kumon, Sylvan all have programs that are hourly, and you can choose when you want to go. I think that they give homework.

RSM offers 3 levels of instruction, there is an evaluation before your child enrolls and the school will tell you what level to enroll your child in. The classes meet for 90-120 minutes, once a week, and there is homework. The goal is to help each child learn the material well enough to be able to progress a level each year.

Tutoring is a different program, but I suspect it is more expensive. Your school should have a list of tutors they recommend

Without a doubt private tutoring for both.

Mathesium, Kumon and others have a curriculum they follow and is group based.

Like others have said a teacher (private tutor) will be able to better identify the gaps and work on the individual needs of the student.

For reading, I would look for a reading intervention trained teacher. They have more experience and training to help with reading deficits.

My fifth grader has benefited from Mathnasoum, but we weren’t concerned about learning disabilities. We think he just had weak math instruction for a couple of years and it seemed like his confidence in his math abilities was really slipping. He started going to Mathnasium in fourth grade. His SOL score from 3rd to 5th has climbed steadily. He came extremely close to pass advanced this year. The teachers never explicitly told us this, but I suspect he was in the lowest math group in third grade and he is now in the highest group outside of the advanced/AAP math kids. He came extremely close to a pass advanced on the math SOL this year. I think Mathnasium is good if there are no learning disabilities and your kid just has some gaps that need to be filled. I don’t know if it’s the best option if you have a kid who struggles with math concepts across the board.

Anonymous wrote:I would choose a tutor from the FCPS list. They can identify the specific deficits for your child and at least have a degree in education. Mathnasium people are often teens/ young adults. They are rarely qualified teachers.

Thank you!

I would choose a tutor from the FCPS list. They can identify the specific deficits for your child and at least have a degree in education. Mathnasium people are often teens/ young adults. They are rarely qualified teachers.