Use of individual assessment strategies to meet the needs of children in early intervention programs and students with low incidence disabilities in schools. Emphasis on use of assessment tools and techniques to identify instructional needs, plan intervention and instructional programs, and measure impact on performance and well being. Candidate field work will generate artifacts to document performance of required competencies.

Syllabi

Course Syllabus (MS Word 2003)
Course Syllabus (Adobe Acrobat)

Instructional Materials (per course session)

Session 1 -Assessment Across Domains
Session 2 - Psychoprops
Session 3 - Varieties of Educational Assessments
Session 4 - Designing and Assessing Instruction
Session 5 - Replicating Activities for Assessment
Session 6 - Family Involvement - 3 Things to Think About
Session 7 - Gathering and Disseminating Assessment Information
Session 7 - Involving Family in the Assessment Process
Session 8 -Tool
Session 9 - Student Preference Assessment Self-contained and Community
Session 10 - Student Preference Assessment General Education
Session 11 - Making Instructional Decisions
Session 12 - Principal of Partial Participation
Session 13 - Using Data

Field Activity Assignments and Associated Rubrics

Field Activity 1
Rubric for Field Activity 1

Field Activity 2
Rubric for Field Activity 2

Field Activity 3 - Implementing an Assessment Plan
Rubric for FA 3 - Implementing an Assessment Plan

Field Activity 4- Making Instructional Decisions Based on Assessment Data
Rubric for FA 4 - Making Instructional Decisions Based on Assessment Data

Field Activity 5 - Communication Assessment
Rubric for FA 5 - Communication Assessment

Supplemental Materials and Resources

Course Description (MS Word 2003)
Course Description (Adobe Acrobat)

Course Resources

Domain Assessment Table
Significant Disabilities Vignettes
Tool Form