4.Assessment+&+Decision-Making

=Assessment & Decision-Making= //Note: Brackets […] indicate further clarification from Long, Holzapfel and Anderson//
 * Knowledge **

· Tools needed to gather information/[to address] Unmet need o Parent interview o Teacher interview o ER/IEP o Medical · Now--Tried-what worked/or not · Observations-classroom/functional [tasks] o How—SaS Toolkit o How is information provided— o Presentation [mode]—[how does] teacher [provide information] or how does student get [information] o [Response mode—how does student demonstrate what she/he knows] [Teams need to address]/Determine/identify: · Unmet need: [look at from] Accommodation [perspective], not modification [of content] · [teams need to determine which assessment tools to use in the process for] Information gathering: Observation/interviews/[and also access] information [that may be] available [not initially considered] · Trial: [trials need to be setup with tools to use and features needed—to match student needs and tools/tasks/environments] · Degree of need [need to be considered during trials and the various environments] o [Tools to use for evaluation] <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o [AT knowledge—match needs of students with AT features] <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o [Trials—Keep documentation and data] <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o Data-keeping tool/utilize/make decisions-[to ensure/increase] effectiveness <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Review [of data]/Evaluation [of information in the trials] [Tools in the process may differ during the referral process—throughout the process---and across transitions] <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Referral [process] <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Transitions [i.e., class, grade, building changes] <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· [Assessment is an] Ongoing process [//Reference NASDE Assessment, Planning and Implementation Process Assessment]// <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Identify appropriate, qualified team members necessary to determine AT needs and strengths <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Determine, in collaboration with other members of the assessment team, assistive technology needs as part of a comprehensive transdisciplinary evaluation which addresses all areas related to the disability and is based on student’s [information including] strengths, tasks, and expectations <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Use appropriate data gathering procedures and strategies to conduct an assistive technology evaluation utilizing a team approach to assess the student in customary environments <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Integrate and discuss, in collaboration with the transdisciplinary team, all evaluation information including formulating recommendations and preparing a report = =