Part 20 - Required Responsibilities in Screening and Assessment of Students ASSESSMENT IN SPECIAL EDUCATION SERIES Introduction As part of the role of special educator, you may be called upon with other staff members to test students lacking...

Part 3 - Obtaining Parental Informed Consent for Assessment Introduction There are many times when the school district must notify a parent in writing of its proposed action and ask for written consent (permission) to carry out this action. One...

Part 4 - Understand the Requirements of an Evaluation for a Suspected Disability Introduction A variety of assessment tools and strategies are used to gather relevant functional, academic and developmental information about the child, including...

Part 5 - The Multidisciplinary Team and the Comprehensive Assessment Introduction A variety of assessment tools and strategies are used to gather relevant functional, academic and developmental information about the child, including information...

Part 6 - Understand the Various Methods of Assessment Options Available to the Multidisciplinary Team Introduction The assessment of a student for a suspected disability should be considered a very serious process. This is a process that will...

Part 7 - Basic Statistics and Scoring Terminology Used in Assessment Introduction As an educator, you will need to understand the scores that the various professionals of the multidisciplinary team report when they do their evaluations of...

Part 8 - Understanding a Students Behavior During the Assessment Process Introduction A very important part of the assessment process is the observation of the student during the assessment process. These observations can provide valuable...

Part 9 - Understand the Components of a Professional Report Introduction Most, if not all, professionals on the Multidisciplinary Team will be required to write a professional report summarizing their findings and making recommendations....

Part I - Identification of High Risk Students Introduction A high risk child is any child who is experiencing social, academic, emotional, medical, language, perceptual, or environmental turmoil that prevent him/her from performing up to...

Darlene Desbrow, Ph.D United States University Abstract Many teachers are concerned about their ability to work effectively with students who have a diagnosis of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The purpose of this quantitative...