| Cassie23 |
| (Carpal \'Tunnel) |
| 02/08/12 06:34 PM |
Re: OT--Special Education /IEP
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Is she currently on ADHD medication? Once my son started his meds we noticed a direct change specifically in Mathematics. Much of what you wrote in your first posting was my son before the meds. He struggled with concepts and how to apply them. It would take him hours to do homework and hours to study. He would get frustrated because he just wasn't getting it. I felt like we were doing it for him at times just to get him through. That changed after the diagnosis and the medication was stabilized.
Tutors will help your child with what they are learning currently, but my not help if your child is struggling with Math concepts and foundations. There are home programs- tutors can come into your home and work with your child. They are usually $50 an hour I believe.
Sylvan is VERY expensive. I went in with son and the testing was free- I think that was a special and is not the norm. They take a test and then will show you how they scored. My son did pretty well...he had a lot of the foundation/concepts down just struggled with the follow through. He was rated a 40% which means he knew 40% of what they were testing for. She told me how many hours would get him to where she should be... Essentially they wanted him for a total of 40 hours (I think 4 a week) which comes out to be about $52/hour. They have payment plans but they have to be paid monthly so it's about $800 a month.
I like what they have to offer, but our Sylvan is very small and my son felt uncomfortable there. I knew he wouldn't be able to do well while feeling out of his element. I will see there were more grade school children there than any other age.
In the end, we were in the middle of the ADD diagnosis for son while we did the study at Sylvan. We decided against it, but I will probably look for a Math tutor for him over the summer. Sharpen him up for the school year. He received a B for his semester grade. Our school does block classes so that was his final grade- no Math this semester.