Disability Conditions
This disability condition has consistent results across time and across disciplines. One of the first characteristics is delayed developmental milestones. When evaluating for this condition, IQ, achievement, speech/language, and adaptive behavior are all in the extremely low range.
What is Intellectual Disability?
What related services do school psychologists provide?
Counseling as a related service
Do ID students receive services in a LIFE program?
It depends....
This disability condition presents as achievement strengths and weaknesses and correlated cognitive processing strengths and weaknesses. This condition must present as a *lack of sufficient progress in a response to scientific, evidence-based interventions in one or more of the academic areas. *must be documented in the MEEGS.
Specific Learning Disability
When is a related service necessary?
When a special education student needs the related service to make progress through their special education program.
Should a student who reads two grade levels below their enrolled grade level receive services in a direct service special education setting?
Before removing a student to a special education setting, the team must ensure that the student can not be educated in general education with accommodations in the general education setting.
This disability condition is a specific condition that results from a deficit in the cognitive ability of phonological awareness. The achievement deficit presents as difficulty reading real words in isolation, reading non-words, reading fluency (both accuracy and efficiency), and spelling (must be more than spelling to be identified).
Dyslexia - Specific Learning Disability in Basic Reading Skills
Does the Related Service Provider have to come to the evaluator?
No
If a student is evaluated and receives achievement standard scores in the low range and group normed assessment in the average range, should the student be eligible for special education?
It depends.... more evaluation should be completed. Normed assessment and achievement standard scores should be consistent within the confidence interval range.
Is a child that has a diagnosis of schizophrenia also Emotionally Disturbed and Socially Maladjusted?
Individuals who are identified as Schizophrenic are Emotionally Disturbed. Individuals who are Emotionally Disturbed can or can not be Socially Maladjusted.
Is Speech and Language Impairment always considered a related service?
No - when speech and language and impairment is the only service and SLI is the only disability condition, then speech and language therapy is an instructional service.
What contributions should a school psychologist make to the IEP team when developing and IEP?
School psychologists recommend educational needs that a student should receive in their IEP. They can assist in the development of the goals, services, and accommodations.
Is it true that a child must not be determined a child with a disability if the determining factor is a lack of appropriate instruction in reading, including the essential components of reading instruction; lack of appropriate instruction in math; or limited English proficiency.
True
What are orientation and mobility services? What disability condition typically utilizes orientation and mobility?
It involves developing skills to understand one's location (orientation) and move safely from one place to another (mobility). Students with Visual Impairments may need orientation and mobility.
As a school psychologist what happens if the IEP team disagrees with you about educational needs and services?
The team should reach consensus. The IEP team should address the educational needs from the MEEGS.