The Process of Child Study Teams and Special
The Process of Child Study Teams and Special
The Process of Child Study Teams and Special
Warning
signs noticed Parent or General Ed teacher makes a CST referral Child Study Team examines instructional interventions/opportunities Screening Multi-disciplinary Team
Assessment Collaboration
IEP
Committee
General
Education Teacher Administrator School Counselor/School Psychologist Special Education Teacher Reading Specialist School Nurse Speech-Language Pathologist Social worker
Examine
overview of learning needs of student (including teacher report) Look at all levels of information (records, parents, test scores, prior teacher info) Review of instructional strategies that could be used to address student issue Time given to implement new strategies and collect data (pgs 70-75)
Hearing and vision tests Review GENED classroom management Program change/teacher change
Intellectual
screening (IQ tests can only be given by psych examiner) Language screening (given by SLP) Behavioral screening (often inventories given to parents and teachers) LD Screenings (reading/writing/listening) Classroom Observations
Formal
tests or assessments given by trained professionals Multiple assessment procedures used Assessments selected to target areas of academic need Includes similar members to CST but limited to professionals working directly with student in question MUST include childs general education teacher and a special education teacher Clinicians
Consent
Pre-referral
Academic achievement Intellectual/psychological Perceptual Oral Language Occupational Therapy Physical Therapy
Norm-Referenced
Tests
Standardized
Testing
MEAP
Informal
Assessment
Criterion-Referenced
Ecological
Assessment
Interviews
Observations Curriculum-based
measurement
Tests on curriculum
Portfolio
IQ Language
Perceptual
Exclusion
factors
Mental retardation Primary emotional problems Hearing/Vision problems Poor Teaching Cultural Confusion Motivation
Ecological
Assessment
Varied settings
Dynamic
Assessment Measurement
Curriculum-Based
Task
Analysis Style
Learning
Required
Parents At least one general educator At least one special educator LEA representative (principal, teacher consultant)
Other
members
A person to interpret assessment results Other individuals working with student Student advocates The child (when appropriate)
Review
evaluation information Determine appropriate disability classification Determine Least Restrictive Environment Determine IEP goals based on determined needs Review annually the IEP goals and status of student Evaluate effectiveness of programs/services Maintain communication with parents Re-evaluate every three years
Document,
document, document Make all attempts to get parent at meeting Evaluations and IEPs expire Diagnosis will differ from state to state, district to district Diagnosis can be appealed by parents. Parents can refuse to sign diagnosis papers IEP team MUST consider Least Restrictive Environment
Look
at assessment information
Target academic needs Goals should reflect end of year achievement/benchmarks or objective list steps to that goal Goals should fit within the regular workings of the general education classroom Write goals so that everyday classroom activities can be used as data Data must be collected on a regular basis to demonstrate improvement over time