The Scio School District also provides services based on the students IEP. If Scio does not have a program that meets the students need as stated in their IEP, the student will be transferred to a local school district that can meet the student’s needs. Parents of special needs children have rights and need to be aware of these rights in order to advocate for their child. Special education teachers need to keep open communication with parents and invite parents to attend IEP meetings. References: AAIDD.
CASE STUDY OF A VULNERABLE PUPIL (Suggested areas to include when drawing up a case study of a potentially vulnerable child to assess the effectiveness of the care, guidance and support / teaching and curriculum adjustments for individual pupils) |Pupil (Use first name only or Pupil A) | | |Date of placement on SEN /AEN register (if applicable) | | |Pen Portrait including area(s) of need / barriers to learning | |
Educational psychologists may use reasoning tests to assess an intellectual age in contrast to a chronological age. Information from colleagues and carers: Parents/carers who know the child and colleagues expertise are very useful, especially when planning for social and academic success for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities. If we are concerned about child's development it's good to ask/share information. For example, if a child has not progressed for a while in their assessments or levels, we will call the parents in to talk about our concerns with the child and hopefully try and get them to work with us to help the
Do you feel more pressure for having your students excel on standardized tests? 17 Challenges coordinating gifted program in a school as far as testing and placement? PARENTS 18. Do you frequently yield parent concerns and questions regarding placement and general questions about the program? 19.
They work with individuals or a group. They advise teachers, parents, social workers and other professionals. They also support the SENCO with assessments and observations of pupils who have additional needs. Educational psychologists work in all sectors of the education system, including child development clinics for pre - school children where children with potential learning difficulties can be identified early. The roles of an educational psychologist include:- * Giving advice to teachers about individual children.
Did she have any siblings that you know of? Was she in foster care, if so how many different families? Is she aware she is adopted or have you kept it from her? Do her classmates know that she is adopted? Is she being teased or bullied at school?
These may be small but over time will help build up a picture of each pupil. Formal observations are more detailed, they require you to sit away from the children and not interact with them. Observations are important as they enable us to assess and evaluate pupil participation and progress even more closely. All findings must be reported back to the teacher who in turn will report back to the parents and carers of the child. The Assessment Framework is the way in which a child is assessed to determine whether they are in need and what the nature of those needs are.
Clinical Assesment 1 Clinical Assessment 2 What other information would you like to learn during the interview with the family? What questions would you ask? Has she complained about other kids being mean to her at preschool? How is family life? What has the preschool teacher said about her behavior?
Some of the more controversial issues are the use of tests to place students into special education, how should we grade students with special needs and how to discipline a student who is in special education. At
Cyp Core 3.2 Understand child and young persons development. 1.1 Explain what factors you need to take into account when assessing children's development. There are many factors to take into account when assessing a child's development which are, getting consent from the parent or carer, confidentiality is an improtant factor as you must not discuss any of the observations that are carried out with anyone who dosent need to know and to keep any documents safe, you need to take the childs wishes or feelings make sure that the child is comfortable with the obervations that are taking place, make sure any disability needs are taken into consideration, reliability to record what the child is actually saying not to interpret the child is saying and to avoid being bias as it is imprtant to to be completely objective. 1.2 (evidence located in CYP core unit 3.1) 1.3 Explain observation methods you use within your setting. Planning-plan for the children you are a keyperson for each week.