screening
There are 3 procedural forms of testing....screening assessments, triennial evaluations (every 3 years) and this one.
initial evaluations
This evaluation decides if a student is a "student with a disability"
Under what special education law must a student be re-evaluated every 3 years?
IDEA / IDEIA
this happens when teachers have exhausted their strategies in tier 1
move to tier 2 RTI
a student's IEP goal should have these two important characteristics
observable and measurable.
screening measures are designed to quickly sort students into this number of groups.
2
if one ranked the 13 Indiana disability categories, this one would be first
autism
A re-evaluation often looks like an initial evaluation except for these circumstances
if anything else needs to be explored
this team is a school-based team that is involved in more of a pre-referral process that looks at variables that might be affecting a student's performance
child study team (school building level committee or pre-referral team)
after this # of absences a year, a student may need to be investigated for patterns
10
Screening tests can not be used to do this....
diagnose
If a child has never had special education services before, they start with this evaluation
Initial evaluation
who can ask for a re-evaluation prior to the 3 year re-evaluation mark?
Parents or teachers
examining a student's records or work samples, conducting interviews with previous teachers or conducting observations of the student can all be a part of this process
pre-referral process
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Callie & Lou
This is an ongoing activity that assesses a student's progress toward their IEP goals.
progress monitoring
These 3 service providers may be involved in an initial evaluation for a suspected emotional disturbance.
psychiatrist, school psychologist, special education, behavior consultant, parent, child if over 14
If a student had an intelligence test as part of their initial testing, this committee can decide another one is not necessary
eligibility
prior to doing an evaluation for possible classification and placement in special education, it is important to do this
exhaust every effort to remediate academic and behavioral issues through other means
other sources of information about students and their background include school records, prior academic achievement, prior test scores, group standardized achievement test results, attendance records, prior teacher referrals and reports and this report
medical
dyslexia
A public school must evaluate a student after consent is received within this number of days
60
the role of a special educator in the triennial evaluation process is to include an assessment of this
present academic levels of performance
pre-referral meetings, child study teams and examples of referrals to CST sound today like what process?
MTSS / RTI
Name one pre-referral intervention strategy (p.114)
team meeting, parent interview, medical exam, hearing test, vision test, classroom management techniques, help classes, remedial reading or math services, in school counseling, progress reports, disciplinary action, change of program, consolidation of program, referral to DCS