John's family life does not appear to contribute to his academic difficulties. He lives with both parents and two younger siblings.

On all these tests, scores of 90 - 110 are considered average. Any difference of 15 points or more between tests or subtests is considered significant. John shows that difference of 15 points or more in several areas. A 15 point difference is called "1 standard deviation." A 30 point difference is 2 standard deviations, and indicates a very significant difference.

John's test scores are remarkable because they show a pattern of strong strengths and weaknesses. While his full score IQ is 94, this is misleading because of the wide difference between verbal and nonverbal scores. John's verbal score of 111 would put him in the high average range, while his nonverba

John's math skills are lower than his verbal IQ. His "word problems" score is 16 points below his reading comprehension score. However, his score for calculation is markedly lower than his verbal IQ (36 point difference), and 17 points below his score for words problems, a significant difference.

John is a student with many strengths. He should be encouraged to continue play basketball and be given every opportunity to get support for his weaker academic areas. If it is found that John is not eligible for an IEP then he should be given a 504 Plan to assure that future teachers will help him achieve his full potential.

John's academic performance is just as uneven. His greatest strength is in reading comprehension. His score of 108 is very close to his verbal IQ score of 111. His decoding score, which looks at the ability to sound out or otherwise figure out unknown words, is 92, 16 points belo

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