2. Attention to diversity. Schooling options and assessment Flashcards
Individual-student level assessment:
Procedure of socio-psycho-pedagogical evaluation
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- Pre-referral:
- identify barriers asap (beginning of school or stage changes)
- consider an educational response plan with ordinary measures (LII and ordinary LIII).
- DEBA = assessment tool
Individual-student level assessment:
Procedure of socio-psycho-pedagogical evaluation
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Referral process:
- request socio-psycho-pedagogical evaluation (with parent consent)
- specialized advisory assesses barriers, strengths and educational needs
- everyone is informed and s.a. services propose ordinary and/or extraordinary (LIII or LIV) measures
- if necessary they dictate (verdict) a schooling modality
- teaching team design, apply and asses a Personalized Action Plan (PAP)
Socio-psycho-pedagogical evaluation
Who does it and what?
- Specialized advisory sevices: collect, analyze info (about personal circumstances, interaction family school, curricular competence)
- Can be performed at any time, but specially at beginning and stage changes
Socio-psycho-pedagogical evaluation
When is it compulsory?
- It is compulsory for extraordinary (LIII and LIV)
- Curricular enrichment (III) or flexible schooling (IV)
- Flexible schooling for SEN (IV)
- Accessibility adaptations, extraordinary (IV)
- Significant ICAs (IV)
- Communication, language and speech programs (IV)
Socio-psycho-pedagogical evaluation
Documents in Valencian Community
- Result of SPP evaluation with measures
- PAP (Personalized Action Plan)
- IEP (Individualized Education Plan)
Schooling modalities
- Specific: full-time centre
- Combined: part-time mainstream, part-time centre
- Ordinary: full-time mainstream, part-time specific unit in mainstream
Three options: - non-specialized mainstream centre
- specialized mainstream centre
- part-time specific units in mainstream centres (for grade 3 SEN students)
Grades of SEN students
- Grade 3: requiring specialized support more than 50% of the time
- Grade 2: requiring specialized support less than 50% of the time
- Grade 1: requiring nonspecialized support punctually
Students/class ratio with SEN students
General ratio is reduced:
- -2 students if 1 student with grade 3 SEN
- -5 students if 2 students with grade 3 SEN
No more than 2 students of grade 3 SEN per class
Children with compensatory education needs
What does it mean?
difficulties in access, participation or achievement as a consequence of social, economic, cultural, geographical, ethnic, health or other personal condition
Children with compensatory education needs
Schooling option?
mainstream centre + appropriate educational measures
Centros de Acción Educativa Singular (CAES)
Children with compensatory education needs
Hospital and home education
coordination with the students’ educational centre of reference
The School Dictate (Verdict)
An official document:
- education authorities dictates a compulsory schooling modality for a student with SEN
- based on socio-psycho-pedagogical evaluation and part of the procedure to assure proper schooling.
- Initial assessment at 2nd cycle of preeschool. Follow-ups when changes observed
The School Dictate (Verdict)
When is it compulsory
- When child requires specialized or specific resources that are not available at the desired school
- Has to be schooled part- or full-time in a specific unit or a specific centre
Support and staff services
Internal support
- Support staff: all school staff
- Specialized support staff: specialized teachers, non-teaching staff (physical therapist), specialized advisory services (Equipos de Orientación Educativa, EOE)
Support and staff services
External support
- Volunteers or specialized external support professionals (ONCE)
- Support teams and services: external socio-psycho-pedagogical services in villages and advisory councils
