Assessment in Special Education

Catalog description

This course examines how assessment is used to make specific legal and instructional decisions about students with exceptionalities during each of the assessment steps in the special education process, including screening, referral, determining eligibility, program planning (Individual Education Programs, Behavior Interventions Plans, and/or Individual Transition Plans), program monitoring, and program evaluation. Candidates will critique the appropriate uses and limitations of various types of informal and formal assessments of behavior, learning, achievement, and environment to individualize learning experiences that support the growth and development of students with exceptionalities. Co-teaching and class within a class will be highlighted.