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EDUCATION 370-3 ?

(T.O0)

SPECIAL TOPIC:

ASSESSING AND PROGRAMMING OF STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES

Summer Session, 1991 ?

Instructor:

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Lyn Grants

(July 3- 12)

Monday - Saturday, 8:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.

Location: C.M. Finch Elementary School

10904 - 106th Street, Fort St. John

PREREQUISITE:

Educ 401/402 or equivalent and certified practising teacher.

TOPICAL OUTLINE BY DAY OF THE WEEK

An Introduction to Assessment

1)

An historical perspective

2) Uses and abuses

3)

Current Concerns

Screening - the first stage of Assessment

1) Who do we screen?

2) When do we screen?

3) What do we use?

- good screening measures

formal

informal

classroom based

criterion referenced

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Classroom Observation - the second stage of Assessment

1) What to look for

2) How to intervene

Developing a Diagnostic Orientation

- a closer look at identified screening measures

Assessment

1)

Collection of data

2)

Assessment tools

.3)

Interpretation of results

4)

Recommendations

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So After We've Assessed - What Then?

1)

Communicating with parents, students and teachers

2)

Classroom interventions

3)

Remedial programming

4)

Resource rooms

A Cooperative Planning Model

1)

Identification

2)

Teaching strategies

A Cooperative Planning Model (cont'd)

1)

Curriculum support

2) Evaluation

COURSE EVALUATION

There will be two examinations. The first will be related to pre-course

readings. The second will cover content presented during the course. As well,

class participation and daily preparation will be included as considerations in

determining the final grade.