Ingrid's scores in reading comprehension and science are well above average. Her testing in the 92 and 90 percentile, respectively, means that she's testing above that much percent of kids at her age/grade level. Her social studies scores was also very good, scoring in the 84 percentile. Her math concepts score isn't too worrisome, because it's on the higher side of average. Ingrid has weaknesses in two areas: math computation and spelling. These areas tested below average, but not well below, so she just needs to develop her skills.
I think that the fact that her math concepts was average but computation was low shows that she may understand the general idea of a math function, but struggles to perform them with accuracy. Therefore, I would suggest that Ingrid's grandmother get a few workbooks to help her with them. Maybe using manipulatives that reflect Ingrid's interests would help her be engaged in learning. Like, if Ingrid likes to eat M&Ms, use those in the activities. For the math concepts, I would go through the book, highlighting the main concepts and showing her how they work. I would encourage Ingrid and her grandmother to make sure she is applying the concepts to their actual functions.
For spelling, I would encourage her grandmother to take a different approach. I might be concerned because a lot of kid spelling has to do with how they "hear" it in their head, so I would make sure that Ingrid is pronouncing words correctly. Then, I would create a fun, interactive game so that Ingrid would be more likely to remember the activity. An example of this might be hangman or a word search. If Ingrid has siblings, they could have an at home spelling bee for treats or various rewards.
I would definitely encourage the use of funbrain.com. It has both math and spelling games to help Ingrid learn.
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