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An assessment in special education, or psycho-educational assessment, is designed to determine a child’s learning strengths and challenges. It is generally used to screen for specific learning disabilities.
A test to determine a numerical representation of a child’s intellectual level, which represents his or her general cognitive ability
Test
An assessment in special education, or psycho-educational assessment, is designed to determine a child’s learning strengths and challenges. It is generally used to screen for specific learning disabilities.
The most commonly administered IQ tests at Ummeed are:
- Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC – Age 5 – 15.11 years)
- Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children – Fourth Edition (WISCIV – Age 6-16.11 years).
Assessment Focus
During the testing session, the child is asked to work on different subtests that focus on the child’s verbal comprehension, perceptual reasoning, working memory and processing speed.
The majority of children enjoy the testing session as it is an engaging process involving novel and fun tasks.
A way of understanding child’s capabilities in reading, writing, expression, perception, and communication
Test
An assessment in special education, or psycho-educational assessment, is designed to determine a child’s learning strengths and challenges. It is generally used to screen for specific learning disabilities.
The educational assessment is done by trained Special Educators and involves a battery of tests:
- Woodcock – Johnson III and IV Tests of Cognitive Abilities and Tests of Achievement
- Test of Written Language (TOWL)
- Neale Analysis of Reading Ability (NARA)
- Test of Reading Comprehension (TORC)
Assessment Focus
The tests focus on determining the level of child’s oral language which includes:
- receptive and expressive language
- word reading
- reading accuracy
- reading fluency
- reading comprehension
- spelling
- creative writing
- math computation
- math automaticity skills
- processing skills (e.g. auditory
- memory, phonological awareness, visual perception, and analytical and logical thinking skills)
An informal way of assessing a child’s academic level of functioning
Test
An assessment in special education, or psycho-educational assessment, is designed to determine a child’s learning strengths and challenges. It is generally used to screen for specific learning disabilities.
Functional assessments are referred for:
- children who score very low on the IQ assessment
- children who are younger than 7 years and showing signs of learning difficulties
- children for whom ‘English Language’ is very difficult to read, follow, understand and write
Assessment Focus
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Scoring
Following the assessments, the items are scored and an interpretation is made.
Discussion with family
Further recommendations
If a child is diagnosed with learning disabilities, the Special Educator gives recommendations both for the child’s parents and teachers, so that some concessions can be given to the child outlined by the government for children with learning disabilities. The child is also referred for remedial services in order to improve his or her areas of underachievement.
Remedial Therapy
Sessions with a Special Educator
Customized plan of action
Each child has an Individualized Education Plan, a specially planned and systematically followed arrangement of teaching procedures and materials, accessible settings and other interventions
Family-centered care
Special Educators actively involve parents and caregivers in making plans of action as well as therapy sessions to empower them to work with their child at home