My Child is Struggling in School... Now What? (Kim Maurin, Academic Language Therapist, Vector, LLC)

Learn the first steps you should take if you suspect your child has a learning struggle. What to do when contacted by your child’s school, what mindset you need to adopt, who’s in charge of this process, how to work with the school’s educational team, basic options available to you and your student, as well as their associated pros and cons, costs, and much more. Kim Maurin (academic language therapist) focuses on four primary options available to parents: 1) Do nothing (non-intervention). 2) Request a school evaluation. 3) Seek a dyslexia/learning assessment (private sector). 4) Seek a comprehensive neurodevelopmental evaluation (private sector). Importantly, Kim makes the point that you (as the parent) "drive the bus" of your child's learning and development.Recommended resources (for letter templates, more info, and list of learning assessment providers): https://www.understood.org/ https://www.ldonline.org/ https://www.cokid.org/ http://www.peakparent.org/ Kim Maurin is an academic language therapist, Sounds in Symbols specialist, and executive function coach. She owns and manages Vector Learning, LLC, (https://kim-maurin.squarespace.com/) a company in Grand Junction, Colorado, that offers dyslexia assessments and one-on-one intervention sessions for students in preschool through sixth grade. (This episode was originally published on YouTube on July 30, 2023.)Individual Matters is a boutique psychology practice that specializes in comprehensive learning and neurodevelopmental evaluations. Dr. Katrina Katen, Psy.D., is a licensed psychologist, speaker and educator, and author of "The Ownership Yard." Andrew Katen is an educator and author. Website: https://individualmatters.orgYouTube: https://youtube.com/individualmattersFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/discoveractgrowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/indi....vidual_matters/Newsl https://individualmatters.org/newsletter-sign-up/