Special Education Programs
Reducing the continued dependency on Special Education for students with learning problems.

1.0 SOI Tests in the Treatment of Learning Disabilities

Most learning failures are due to the lack of learning abilities. The first step in any remedial processes is to find which learning abilities are missing.

Most learning failures are due to the lack of learning abilities. The first step in any remedial processes is to find which learning abilities are missing.

1.1 SOI Assessments in Remedial Education
SOI tests are tests of learning abilities. If students are having difficulty learning, the cause may be a lack of learning abilities. Learning abilities are more fundamental than curricular skills, yet most "diagnostics" of learning problems focus exclusively on curricular skills, and thus most remedial programs are focused on the same curricular skills.

When the usual remedial programs are not successful, the causes of the learning problems have probably been misdiagnosed. SOI tests offer an alternative source of diagnostic information, and SOI Training Modules offer an effective alternative by teaching learning abilities.

1.2 SOI Test of Learning Abilities, Form L
Group administered assessment. Kindergarten groups cannot be larger than three or four. Grade three groups can be classroom size. Individual testing available - contact SOI for a practitioner in your area.

  • Provides a learning profile of eleven separate learning abilities.
  • Evaluation of test results provides a specific plan for improving learning abilities. (See SOI Training Modules)
  • Total time for administration-one hour. Requires a manual for administration.
  • Tests are consumable.
  • Available in English and Spanish. Normed in the United States and separately in Mexico.
  • Scoring services and computer analysis of results are available.
  • Computer analysis is available in Spanish as well as English.

1.3 SOI Test of Learning Abilities, Form CR
Group administered assessment. Groups can be classroom size (except for unusual populations). Individual testing available - contact SOI for a practitioner in your area.

  • Provides a learning profile of twenty-four separate learning abilities.
  • Evaluation of test results provides a specific plan for improving learning abilities. (See SOI Training Modules).
  • Total time for administration-three and one-half hours. Administration can be broken up into segments to fit class schedules. In clinical use the test is usually administered in one sitting with two or three breaks.
  • Tests are consumable. Requires a manual for administration.
  • Available in English and Spanish.
  • Scoring services and computer analysis of results are available. Computer analysis is available in Spanish as well as English.

1.4 K-3 Screening Kit
Individually administered test. Originally designed for New York City Schools to find students who were at risk when entering the system. Administered to tens of thousands in the New York City Schools.

  • Appropriate for assessing readiness of the student for the cognitive demands of kindergarten and beyond.
  • Provides a learning profile on nine separate learning abilities.
  • Also provides a screen for sensory-motor development.
  • Particularly appropriate for young students.
  • Individual administration allows test administration in almost any language.

Test is sold as a kit. Can be scored and evaluated by test administrator.

  • A plan for improving any revealed weakness can be derived in five minutes. (See SOI Training Modules)
  • Total time of administration, evaluation and improvement plan derivation-one hour or less.
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