[senco-forum] Computerized Assessments for post 16 year oldsatrisko

You are so right - I have been asked to look at children of different
ages - some should have been picked up earlier - but there are a lot who
developed good coping strategies and/or had good support from home or
school, but the increasing volume of work, the amount of technically
complicated reading reqired at A-level / uni and the need to work more
independently all take their toll and have an impact on the student's
ability to cope.
These students often don't need much regular support as a younger pupil
does, but need an initial assessment for suitable assistive technology,
training in how to use it, advice on study skills and the 'comfort' of
knowing there is someone they can ask if the going gets tough - and I
couldn't agree more that they should be praised for having done so well,
so far and reassured that a bit of extra help now will help them to
achieve their potential.
Cheers
Judith

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oldsatrisko

I think it is perfectly possible only to become aware in Year 12 and 13,
or  
even later, at university, that a child is hampered by a specific
learning  
difficulty.  After all GCSE's etc are aimed at average children and many
very 
bright children have adequate  reading, writing, speed and  memory
abilities to 
cope with work up to this level and somehow manage without  being
terribly 
well organised. As the demands on memory, reading complexity,
processing speed 
etc. become greater  only then do some reach the  ceiling of what they
can 
manage and a dyslexic type difficulty may become  obvious. 

I dare say I have been stupid and negligent on occasions but we are
dealing 
with people not machines - all of whom work in odd and individual ways,
and 
many of whom do not need special adjustments till the 6th form or
later.

Barbara.