Chapter 15

 
I will start off by introducing myself and tell her a little bit about myself. I would want to lighten up the mood before going into Ingrid's achievement test results. Once we have our little ice breaker conversation, I will then  explain why students are tested and explain what the different types of scores are. Then, we will go over her test results. I will tell her that Ingrid's strengths were in reading comprehension, science, and social studies. Her math concepts were average-above average, while math computation and spelling were average-below average. I will also remind her that these averages are derived from a national score. For the stanine score, I will tell her that Ingrid's score of spelling and math computation was below average and the test revealed an area in which she needs improvement. For math concepts, she performed at about the same level as other students who took the test. For reading comprehension, science, and social studies, test results mean that she performed better in that area than other students who took the test. To explain the percentile, whatever percentile she received on the test, she scored whatever percentage higher than her peers who took the test. If Ingrid's grandmother needs further explanation, I will do my best to simplify it more. 

If her grandmother asks how Ingrid can improve at home, I will advise her to gently nudge Ingrid to continually do her best in school and that her teacher honestly cares for her to do well. I will also advise her to create a positive learning environment at home where Ingrid will slowly want to learn her material. She should also be a part of the learning process so Ingrid's attitude and effort improve. If I get permission, I will ask for a home meeting to see if I can try to help Ingrid outside of the classroom.

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This PDF is short, but reminded me of how parent/grandparent involvement will greatly help the student to be motivated to learn.