Assessment, Accommodations, and Adaptations PDF
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The 3 A’s: Assessment, Accommodations, and Adaptations Meher Banajee, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Sylvia Davis, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Overview • Introductions and overview • Definitions • Preparation for assessment • Adaptations and accommodation procedures and demonstrations • Practical applications • Conclusions Assessment • Definition – It is any activity, either formal (through the use of norm-referenced standardized criteria) or informal (through the use of developmental profiles or checklists) that is designed to elicit accurate and reliable samples of the student’s behavior upon which inferences relative to particular skill status may be made. Best practices in assessment • Best practices in assessment 1. Multi-source 2. Multi-discipline 3. Multi-method 4. Multi-cultural 5. Multi-domain 6. Multi-context 7. Multi-occasion SETT Framework by Joy Zabala • The Student • The Environment • The Tasks • The Tools Preparation for assessment • Gather information from a variety of sources • Determine current communication techniques • Seating and positioning status • Determine factors that might interfere with the assessment process Preparation for assessment • Variety of sources are used to gather information – Parental data • Parental reports are usually accurate • Use interview methods • Listen to information provided by parents • LATI • Case history children (Goossens’, Crain & Elder, 1990) • Case history adult (Goossens’, Crain & Elder,1990) – Medical records report • Become familiar with range of medical concerns • Lens through which behaviors can be interpreted Preparation for assessment – Other intervention reports • Reports of other team members – Test results • A system that uses a variety of means to assemble and analyze the samples of behavior • A means of structuring observations and reporting results • Significant limitations in all available tests • Assessor should be an effective elicitor, observer and interpreter of samples of behavior Current communication techniques
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