Overview of Special Education Assessment by Kaitlin Diskin https://padlet.com/kdisk001/hkynqnz8ex1rmrzs Kaitlin Diskin en-us 2022-06-02 11:58:10 UTC 2025-12-28 08:17:04 UTC hello@padlet.com What is special education assessment? kdisk001 https://padlet.com/kdisk001/hkynqnz8ex1rmrzs/wish/2208881838 2022-06-02 12:00:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kdisk001/hkynqnz8ex1rmrzs/wish/2208881838 Multi-disciplinary team members kdisk001 https://padlet.com/kdisk001/hkynqnz8ex1rmrzs/wish/2208882367 2022-06-02 12:00:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kdisk001/hkynqnz8ex1rmrzs/wish/2208882367 Purpose of assessment kdisk001 https://padlet.com/kdisk001/hkynqnz8ex1rmrzs/wish/2208882646 2022-06-02 12:01:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kdisk001/hkynqnz8ex1rmrzs/wish/2208882646 Decisions in the assessment process kdisk001 https://padlet.com/kdisk001/hkynqnz8ex1rmrzs/wish/2208882890 1. Evaluation 2. Diagnostic 3. Eligibility 4. IEP Development 5. Educational Placement 6. Instructional Planning]]> 2022-06-02 12:01:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kdisk001/hkynqnz8ex1rmrzs/wish/2208882890 Categories of disabilities kdisk001 https://padlet.com/kdisk001/hkynqnz8ex1rmrzs/wish/2208883054 These are considered the classifications in which a child is eligible for special education services under IDEA 2004 (NASET, 2021)]]> 2022-06-02 12:01:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kdisk001/hkynqnz8ex1rmrzs/wish/2208883054 Ways to identify students kdisk001 https://padlet.com/kdisk001/hkynqnz8ex1rmrzs/wish/2208883284 There are 3 ways students can be identified for a special education assessment]]> 2022-06-02 12:02:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kdisk001/hkynqnz8ex1rmrzs/wish/2208883284 Comprehensive assessment components kdisk001 https://padlet.com/kdisk001/hkynqnz8ex1rmrzs/wish/2208883684 IDEA (2017) states that students need to be individually assessed in all areas related to their suspected disabilities, including health, vision, hearing, social/emotional, general intelligence, academic performance, communication, and motor abilities.]]> 2022-06-02 12:02:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kdisk001/hkynqnz8ex1rmrzs/wish/2208883684 Types of assessments kdisk001 https://padlet.com/kdisk001/hkynqnz8ex1rmrzs/wish/2208883968 Assessments can include direct observations of the student, administration of standardized and criterion-referenced tests, parent/teacher rating scales and checklists, parent/student/teacher interviews, and educationally-relevant medical information (Frey, J.R., Feuer, M.J., Berman, A.I., & Pellegrino, J.W., 2019)]]> 2022-06-02 12:02:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kdisk001/hkynqnz8ex1rmrzs/wish/2208883968