How to Conduct Meaningful Assessments for Students with ID

4645 Bernal Avenue,Pleasanton CA 94566

01 November, 2022

Description

Training facilitated by Diagnostic Center, Northern California Hosted by Tri-Valley SELPA How to Conduct Meaningful Assessments for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (ID) When: Nov 1, 2022; 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM Where: Village High School, Room TBD Presenter: Natalie Corona, M.S., School Psychologist Intended Audience: School PsychologistsSpeech Language PathologistsSpecial Education TeachersComprehensive psycho-educational assessments are the cornerstone of any well-developed IEP and are essential for program planning. However, conducting assessments for students with significant needs and intellectual disabilities that are legally defensible and meaningful can be especially challenging. Often, students with significant needs have difficulty participating in formal assessment measures and may even be deemed "untestable". This training will include strategies for how to gain relevant and meaningful information through a combination of formal and informal measures and the use of dynamic assessment. This training will also dive deeper into the eligibility criteria for ID, common syndromes associated with ID, and their unique cognitive profiles. Participants Will: Discuss the DSM-5 and special education eligibility criteria for Intellectual DisabilityLearn how to conduct legally defensible assessments for students with ID that yields useful, meaningful information for goal writing and program planningDiscuss formal and informal assessment measures to help providers develop a well-rounded assessment batteryLearn strategies for dynamic assessmentLearn how to explain ID and the implications to parents