Roles and Functions Flashcards
3 traditional functions
Assessment
Interventions
Consultation
Assessment
The evaluation of hypotheses about the causes of problems faced by individual children. Used to inform remediation, classify, make further referrals, measure progress.
Types of assessment
Norm-based
Criterion based
Variety of assessments
Cognitive, academic, behavioral, personality, adaptive, fine and gross motor, perceptual
Trial Teaching
To see if being underestimated
Test Specific Items
If they can get more challenging items they are doing okay.
Ramey & Ramey
Developmental timing - earlier is better.
Intensity - more is better.
More services is better.
Reschley
Slow down of assessment , make sure they have a good foundation/support.
Consultation
A relationship between colleagues established for the purpose of solving a problem.