Assesments

Question 1

When must you complete evaluation

Answer 1

Within 60 days of parental request

Question 2

What areas must be considered during an evaluation?

Answer 2

Functional, Behavioral, Academic (FAD)

Question 3

What language are evaluations completed in?

Answer 3

The students native language

Question 4

Who performs evaluations?

Answer 4

Trained and knowledgeable personnel

Question 5

Can personnel rely on 1 method for evaluation?

Answer 5

No

Question 6

If parents request an evaluation

Answer 6

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.

Question 7

If district requests and evaluation for SPED

Answer 7

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.

Question 8

What is assessment data used for? (6)

Answer 8

1. Evaluate the need for SPED, and to find their disability category
2. Find the needs of the student
3. Find their PLAAFP
4. Instructional planning and modification
5. Progress monitoring
6. Teacher and school site accountability

(ENTPPP)

Question 9

Once the evaluation is complete the next step is… (2)

Answer 9

Find all suspected areas of disability, not just the first one that qualifies them for SPED.

Provide parents with a copy of the report.

Question 10

If a parent disagrees with the evaluation they may…

Answer 10

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.

Question 11

Domains for Ecological Inventories (5)

Answer 11

Home, Leisure, School, Vocational, Community

Question 12

Describe various assessment methods (5)

Answer 12

Informal observations
Formal observations
Work samples
Input from student and their family in the form of interviews or questionnaires
Formal assessments (exams)

Question 13

What is “Child Find”?

Answer 13

The affirmative obligation for local districts to identify children aged 3-21 who may need SPED and conduct an evaluation.

Question 14

What is the current issue with the assessment of minorities?

What can be done?

Answer 14

Minority students are disproportionately categorized for emotional disturbance and intellectual disability.
Schools should review disability categories at their site by race or ethnicity.

Question 15

How were evaluations for learning disabilities historically done? How are they done now?

Answer 15

OLD- IQ test

Now- RTI

Question 16

What is Response to Intervention?

Answer 16

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.

Question 17

Phases of ecological inventories (6)

Answer 17

1. Identify life areas
2. Identify environments within those areas.
3. Identify more specific sub environments conducive for instruction of skills.
4. Create meaningful activities
5. Watch same age peers perform the activity.
6. Find out present levels

Question 18

What are ecological inventories?

Answer 18

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.