My child really struggles in school but the CPI shows no apparent processing problems. How can this be?
The CPI provides a rating of relative processing strengths and weaknesses within the individual student. Students with learning disabilities typically demonstrate specific areas of strength as well as weakness. When scores across all processing areas are consistent (either low or high) a pattern of relative strengths and weaknesses cannot be determined and the CPI will identify no concerns. When a struggling student does not demonstrate the typical LD pattern of strengths and weaknesses, this may suggest either global or generalized information processing issues (sometimes related to low cognitive ability) or an invalid rating (possibly due to a rater who is either overly critical or does not have enough familiarity with the student to provide a valid rating).
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