Assessing Students With Special Needs

by McLoughlin, James A.; Lewis, Rena B.

• ISBN13: 9780130852090
• ISBN10: 0130852090
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

This comprehensive text for future teachers of learners with disabilities is grounded in the idea that assessment is at the center of all good teaching. Its hallmarks are its accessibility, balanced coverage of both this formal and informal assessment, plus thorough exploration of the link between gathering information and actually using it to make informed decisions. Offering a step-by-step Assessment Question Model on the inside front cover, it equips readers to understand the complete assessment process, from choosing the best tool, to adapting instruction to improving outcomes. Popular, as well as lesser-known, tools are examined in order to acquaint readers with promising procedures for assessing students with special needs.

Table of Contents

Part I Introduction to Special Education Assessment	1	(52)
Special Education Assessment	3	(28)
Definition of Assessment	4	(1)
Historical Perspective	5	(3)
Purposes	8	(1)
Kinds of Assessment Procedures	9	(3)
Students with Special Needs	12	(2)
Team Approach	14	(4)
Critical Issues	18	(1)
The Assessment Question Model	19	(9)
Study Guide	28	(3)
The Assessment Process	31	(22)
Types of Decisions	32	(2)
Steps in the Assessment Process	34	(1)
Identification and Referral	35	(1)
Determination of Eligibility	36	(7)
Program Planning	43	(6)
Program Implementation and Evaluation	49	(1)
Study Guide	50	(3)
Part II Assessment Skills for Special Educators	53	(114)
Selection of Assessment Tools	55	(25)
Criteria for the Selection of Assessment Tools	56	(5)
Evaluating Technical Quality	61	(6)
Test Scores and Other Assessment Results	67	(5)
Promoting Nonbiased Assessment	72	(5)
Study Guide	77	(3)
Standardized Tests	80	(29)
Preparation for Testing	81	(4)
Test Administration	85	(6)
Observation of Test Behavior	91	(2)
Scoring the Test	93	(3)
Interpreting Test Results	96	(4)
Computers as Tools for Assessment	100	(2)
Modification of Testing Procedures	102	(2)
Avoiding Bias in Testing	104	(2)
Study Guide	106	(3)
Informal Assessment	109	(34)
Differences between Formal and Informal Assessment	110	(1)
Types of Informal Techniques	111	(1)
Observation, Work Sample Analysis, and Task Analysis	111	(12)
Curriculum-Based Assessment Strategies	123	(10)
Procedures Using Informants	133	(4)
Interpreting Informal Assessment Results	137	(2)
Avoiding Bias in Informal Assessment	139	(1)
Study Guide	140	(3)
Classroom Assessment Techniques	143	(24)
Trends in Classroom Assessment	144	(4)
Functional Assessment	148	(2)
Curriculum-Based Measurement	150	(4)
Action Research	154	(1)
Portfolio Assessment	155	(2)
Managing Student Data	157	(2)
Grading and Report Cards	159	(3)
Test Accommodations	162	(2)
Study Guide	164	(3)
Part III Assessment of General Performance Areas	167	(162)
School Performance	169	(39)
Considerations in Assessment of School Performance	171	(3)
Sources of Information about School Performance	174	(2)
Group Tests of Academic Achievement	176	(1)
Individual Tests of Academic Achievement	177	(1)
Peabody Individual Achievement Test-Revised/Normative/Update	177	(7)
Wide Range Achievement Test-Revision 3	184	(4)
Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery-Revised, Tests of Achievement	188	(6)
Wechsler Individual Achievement Test	194	(4)
Other Individual Measures of Academic Achievement	198	(3)
Curriculum-Based Measurement Strategies	201	(1)
Answering the Assessment Questions	201	(4)
Study Guide	205	(3)
Learning Aptitude	208	(37)
Considerations in Assessment of Learning Aptitude	210	(3)
Sources of Information about Learning Aptitude	213	(2)
Group Tests of Intellectual Performance	215	(1)
Individual Tests of Intellectual Performance	215	(1)
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition	216	(7)
Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery-Revised, Tests of Cognitive Ability	223	(5)
Other Individual Measures of Intellectual Performance	228	(3)
Nonverbal Measures and Other Approaches to Nonbiased Assessment	231	(2)
Adaptive Behavior Measures	233	(1)
AAMR Adaptive Behavior Scale-School (2nd ed.)	234	(2)
Other Measures of Adaptive Behavior	236	(2)
Scales of Independent Behavior---Revised	238	(1)
Answering the Assessment Questions	239	(3)
Study Guide	242	(3)
Specific Learning Abilities and Strategies	245	(41)
Considerations in Assessment of Specific Learning Abilities	247	(4)
Sources of Information about Specific Learning Abilities	251	(1)
Screening for Sensory Impairments	252	(4)
Screening for Learning Disabilities	256	(1)
Measures of Perceptual-Motor Skills and Other Specific Learning Abilities	257	(8)
Test Batteries for Specific Ability Assessment	265	(6)
Assessment of Learning Strategies	271	(4)
Discrepancy Analysis	275	(5)
Answering the Assessment Questions	280	(3)
Study Guide	283	(3)
Classroom Behavior	286	(43)
Considerations in Assessment of Classroom Behavior	288	(5)
Sources of Information about Classroom Behavior	293	(2)
Behavior Rating Scales and Checklists	295	(6)
Direct Observation and Functional Assessment	301	(2)
Attention Deficits and Hyperactivity	303	(5)
Self-Concept and Peer Acceptance	308	(6)
School Attitudes and Interests	314	(1)
The Learning Environment	315	(7)
Answering the Assessment Questions	322	(3)
Study Guide	325	(4)
Part IV Assessment of Academic Areas	329	(176)
Reading	331	(48)
Considerations in Assessment of Reading	332	(7)
Woodcock Reading Mastery Tests-Revised/Normative Update	339	(6)
Gray Oral Reading Tests (3rd ed.)	345	(2)
Test of Reading Comprehension (3rd ed.)	347	(4)
Measures of Phonological Processing	351	(1)
Informal Reading Inventories	352	(4)
Other Informal Strategies	356	(12)
Within the Context of the Classroom	368	(3)
Answering the Assessment Questions	371	(5)
Study Guide	376	(3)
Mathematics	379	(38)
Considerations in Assessment of Mathematics	381	(3)
KeyMath Revised/Normative Update	384	(5)
Other Formal Measures	389	(9)
Curriculum-Based Measures: Monitoring Basic Skills Progress	398	(2)
Other Informal Assessment Procedures	400	(8)
Within the Context of the Classroom	408	(2)
Answering the Assessment Questions	410	(4)
Study Guide	414	(3)
Written Language	417	(43)
Considerations in Assessment of Written Language	419	(3)
Strategies for Assessing Spelling	422	(8)
Strategies for Assessing Handwriting	430	(5)
Strategies for Assessing Composition	435	(13)
Within the Context of the Classroom	448	(4)
Answering the Assessment Questions	452	(5)
Study Guide	457	(3)
Oral Language and Bilingual Assessment	460	(45)
Considerations in Assessment of Oral Language	462	(4)
Comprehensive Measures of Oral Language	466	(8)
Strategies for Assessing Articulation	474	(2)
Strategies for Assessing Morphology and Syntax	476	(2)
Strategies for Assessing Semantics and Pragmatics	478	(8)
Assessing Students Who Speak Nonstandard English	486	(3)
Assessing Students Who Speak Languages Other Than English	489	(7)
Within the Context of the Classroom	496	(2)
Answering the Assessment Questions	498	(3)
Study Guide	501	(4)
Part V Special Considerations	505	(78)
Parent and Family Involvement	507	(14)
Eleanor W. Lynch
Parent-Professional Collaboration in Assessment	508	(3)
Strategies for Developing Parent-Professional Partnerships in the Assessment Process	511	(3)
Communicating with Parents and Families	514	(1)
Interviewing and Conferencing with Parents and Families	515	(4)
Conclusion	519	(1)
Study Guide	519	(2)
Early Childhood Assessment	521	(29)
Laura J. Hall
Considerations in the Assessment of Young Children	522	(7)
Screening	529	(1)
Curriculum-Based and Criterion-Referenced Assessment	530	(6)
Ecological Assessment, Observation, and Play-Based Assessment	536	(7)
Norm-Referenced and Dynamic Assessment	543	(1)
School Readiness	543	(1)
Program Plans, Goals, and Objectives	544	(3)
Study Guide	547	(3)
Assessment for Transition Planning	550	(33)
Jeanne B. Repetto
Considerations in the Assessment of Adolescents and Young Adults	551	(8)
Strategies for Transition Assessment	559	(16)
Providing Transition Services	575	(2)
Assessment for College and Other Postsecondary Settings	577	(4)
Study Guide	581	(2)
Answers to Review Questions	583	(4)
Glossary	587	(5)
References	592	(33)
Test Index	625	(5)
Author Index	630	(9)
Subject Index	639