Assesments Flashcards
When must you complete evaluation
Within 60 days of parental request
What areas must be considered during an evaluation?
Functional, Behavioral, Academic (FAD)
What language are evaluations completed in?
The students native language
Who performs evaluations?
Trained and knowledgeable personnel
Can personnel rely on 1 method for evaluation?
No
If parents request an evaluation
The district must complete within 60 days.
If refuse, must provide written explanation why they do not suspect a disability and provide the parents with their procedural safeguards.
If district requests and evaluation for SPED
Must obtain written consent from a parent with a full explanation to what the evaluation will entail.
If parent does not sign, an initial evaluation cannot take place.
3-year reevaluations can take place if the site provided multiple attempts to contact the parent but did not hear back.
Parents are allowed to revoke permission at any time.
What is assessment data used for? (6)
- Evaluate the need for SPED, and to find their disability category
- Find the needs of the student
- Find their PLAAFP
- Instructional planning and modification
- Progress monitoring
- Teacher and school site accountability
(ENTPPP)
Once the evaluation is complete the next step is… (2)
Find all suspected areas of disability, not just the first one that qualifies them for SPED.
Provide parents with a copy of the report.
If a parent disagrees with the evaluation they may…
Request the district to pay for an “independent educational evaluation” completed by a professional not employed by the district. If the district agrees they have a right to the report.
Domains for Ecological Inventories (5)
Home, Leisure, School, Vocational, Community
Describe various assessment methods (5)
Informal observations Formal observations Work samples Input from student and their family in the form of interviews or questionnaires Formal assessments (exams)
What is “Child Find”?
The affirmative obligation for local districts to identify children aged 3-21 who may need SPED and conduct an evaluation.
What is the current issue with the assessment of minorities?
What can be done?
Minority students are disproportionately categorized for emotional disturbance and intellectual disability.
Schools should review disability categories at their site by race or ethnicity.
How were evaluations for learning disabilities historically done? How are they done now?
OLD- IQ test
Now- RTI
What is Response to Intervention?
And instructional strategy to help identify students with learning disabilities before risk of failure.
Tier 1: 80% with research based instruction to whole class.
Tier 2: 15% small group intervention
Tier 3: 5% more intensive small group and 1-to-1 instruction.
Failure of tier 3 constitutes and res quest for evaluation for SPED.
Phases of ecological inventories (6)
- Identify life areas
- Identify environments within those areas.
- Identify more specific sub environments conducive for instruction of skills.
- Create meaningful activities
- Watch same age peers perform the activity.
- Find out present levels
What are ecological inventories?
An informal assessment method as part of person centered planning that addresses the long term goals of students (3-5 years).
Skills needed in future and current are addressed.
The content is more flexible than IEP goals.
