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Brief Case Study Beverly Z. Name of Student: Beverly Z. Age: 14 years 6 months Current Grade in School: 9th grade Beverly is a freshman at Disney High School. Beverly has been classified as having a mild learning disability. She has an IEP (Individualized Education Program) report in her files. Her tests scores were: > **Wechsler Intelligence Scaled for Children-IV **

> Full IQ level of 115

> Verbal Comprehension: Above average subtest scores

> Perceptual Reasoning: Above average subtest scores

> Working Memory: Below average subtest scores

> Perceptual Speed: Below average subtest scores

> **Achievement tests **

> Reading Word Recognition: Grade 10

> Reading Comprehension: Grade 10

> Mathematics: Grade 8 Beverly is doing satisfactory in the freshman general education subject matter courses. She completes all of her homework and works very hard to pass each course. She also does all of the "extra credit" options to make sure that she passes each course. When she encounters a special problem in one of her courses, Beverly goes for help from the special education teacher.

Beverly has many anxieties. For example, she was so afraid of falling off her bicycle that she has not learned to ride a bike. Currently, she is very worried about the upcoming State Standards tests in Reading and Mathematics. She is fearful that if she fails this test, she will not be promoted the sophomore year in the High school. As the test date nears, her anxiety increases to the point of panic. She knows that she has done poorly on timed tests in the past and she feels that the test taking required by the school are events beyond her control. In discussing her problem with the school social worker, she says she is thinking about not showing up on the day of the test.


 * Case Study Questions **

**1. Is Beverly's anxiety about taking timed tests understandable in the light of Beverly's IEP test information? **  **2. What can the school do alleviate Beverly's anxiety about taking the State Standards Tests? **

**3. Which strategies do you think would help Beverly reduce her anxiety? ** 