How to Interpret the Psychological Evaluation for Teachers

4665 Bernal Avenue,Pleasanton CA 94566

24 March, 2023

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Training facilitated by Diagnostic Center, Northern California Hosted by Tri-Valley SELPA This event will be in person. How to Interpret the Psychological Evaluation for Teachers When: Mar 24, 2023; 8:30 - 11:30 AM Where: Pleasanton Unified School District Office; Kottinger Room Presenters: Daniel Silberstein, M.Ed., Education Specialist Intended Audience: General Education TeachersSpecial Education TeachersSpeech-Language PathologistsTeachers receive psychoeducational evaluations about each of their students with Individualized Education Plans (IEPs). What do all those standard scores really mean? How can the information in a psychoeducational report support teachers with planning effective academic interventions and quality educational programs? Participants Will: Learn the basics of federal handicapping disability qualification for Specific Learning Disability (SLD) and Other Health Impairment (OHI).Learn the cognitive processing areas a psychoeducational report evaluates and how they are assessed.Learn the difference between a discrepancy model and the Patterns of Strengths and Weaknesses (PSW) model.Learn how information from a psychoeducational evaluation can focus educational strategies