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• The Evaluation and Assessment Process for Early Intervention

  Parent handouts · Early Intervention and Early Childhood, Evaluation, Eligibility and RTI ·

  IntroductionParents who are considering early intervention services may be overwhelmed by the process. There may be times when you can assist a parent with information...

• What are Curriculum Adaptations?

  Parent handouts · Classroom and Teaching Strategies, Evaluation, Eligibility and RTI ·

  IntroductionThere are several factors that you will need to consider in adapting the curriculum. Adaptive instructional programs are characterized by combined teaching strategies, flexible scheduling,...

• Sheltered Workshops

  Parent handouts · Evaluation, Eligibility and RTI, Transition to Adult Life ·

  IntroductionOnce the vocational assessment process is complete, the student will be presented with a variety of training and work options, depending upon the results of...

• Diagnostic Symptoms for Visual and Auditory Perceptual Disabilities

  Parent handouts · Disabilities and Disorders A to Z, Evaluation, Eligibility and RTI ·

  IntroductionMany times parents may be confused as to what a perceptual disability is and the different types involved. There are many symptoms that may indicate...

• What is the Child Study Team

  Parent handouts · Evaluation, Eligibility and RTI ·

  IntroductionWhen teachers in general education are having difficulty with a student in their class, they may attempt several strategies to see if the problem can...

• What are the Components of a Vocational Assessment?

  Parent handouts · Evaluation, Eligibility and RTI, Transition to Adult Life ·

  IntroductionParents and professionals involved in facilitating the student’s transition after age 14 but no later than 16 should consider the developmental maturity of the student...

• What is a Vocational Assessment?

  Parent handouts · Evaluation, Eligibility and RTI, Transition to Adult Life ·

  One of the techniques used to determine a student's interests, aptitudes, and skills is a vocational assessment. A vocational assessment has been called the critical...

• Purpose of Intelligence Testing

  Parent handouts · Evaluation, Eligibility and RTI ·

  Intelligence tests are psychological tests that are designed to measure a variety of mental functions, such as reasoning, comprehension, and judgment (Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders,...

• The Reason for Measuring a Child’s Perceptual Ability

  Parent handouts · Evaluation, Eligibility and RTI ·

  IntroductionThe perceptual evaluation is theoretically based on the concept of the learning process. When we evaluate a child’s perceptual abilities, we are looking to see...

• RTI 101: Frequently Asked Questions

  Parent handouts · Evaluation, Eligibility and RTI ·

  What is at the heart of RTI?The purpose of RTI is to provide all students with the best opportunities to succeed in school, identify students...

• Testing Accommodations Versus Testing Modifications

  Parent handouts · Evaluation, Eligibility and RTI, IEPs ·

  Introduction Many times parents will not know the difference between modifications and accommodations listed on his/her child’s IEP. This Parent Teacher Conference Handout will explain...

• Perceptual Disabilities

  Parent handouts · Disabilities and Disorders A to Z, Evaluation, Eligibility and RTI ·

  Introduction There are many symptoms that may indicate problems in a certain perceptual or learning areas. Some of these are observable, while others are discovered...

• Intelligence Tests

  Parent handouts · Evaluation, Eligibility and RTI ·

  Introduction While intelligence tests are an integral part of an evaluation on any child with a disability, many parents do not understand what they do...

• Objectives of Intellectual Academic and Perceptual Evaluations

  Parent handouts · Evaluation, Eligibility and RTI, Working with Parents and Families ·

  Introduction Students with special needs are tested often because of special education needs and requirements. Sometimes parents may not understand the purpose of this testing....

• What Is a Portfolio Assessment

  Parent handouts · Evaluation, Eligibility and RTI, Working with Parents and Families ·

  Introduction There are many techniques special education teachers use to evaluate the progress and learning issues of a student in his or her classroom. These...

• Reasons for an Occupational Therapy Evaluation

  Parent handouts · Classroom and Teaching Strategies, Evaluation, Eligibility and RTI ·

  Introduction With an increase in referrals for the services of an occupational therapist, it is necessary for parents to have an understanding of the conditions...

• What is Adaptive Behavior?

  Parent handouts · Behavior, Evaluation, Eligibility and RTI ·

  Introduction Many time parents of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities do not have a clear understanding of what is meant by adaptive behavior especially...

• How Your Child May Be Evaluated Without the Use of Tests

  Parent handouts · Evaluation, Eligibility and RTI ·

  Schools use a variety of ways to determine the different academic, social, intellectual, behavioral, and emotional levels of children in school to help resolve issues...

• How Parents Can Examine School Records

  Parent handouts · Evaluation, Eligibility and RTI, Working with Parents and Families ·

  There may be times when a parent wishes to examine all the school records on their child with a disability. Under the law parents have...

• Parent’s Guide to RTI (Response to Intervention)

  Parent handouts · Evaluation, Eligibility and RTI ·

  What is Responsiveness to Intervention (RTI)?Basically, the Responsiveness to Intervention (RTI) process is an approach to providing services and interventions to struggling learners. The school...