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In response to the improvements in test design and the ongoing quest to identify students with specific learning disabilities (SLD) in the most efficient and accurate manner, it’s time for evaluators to alter their way of conducting evaluations. This session will discuss the history of SLD evaluation and explore an efficient model for planning and assessing for SLD. The Core-Selective Evaluation Process (C-SEP) was conceptualized and recently introduced into the field.
This approach to SLD identification is a third-method pattern of strengths and weakness (PSW) approach rooted in contemporary CHC theory and features the application of professional judgment, integrated data analysis techniques, and the use of statistical support to help guide decisions. The organizational framework of C-SEP is a set of sound educational practices logically interwoven to provide the most comprehensive, statistically sound, and legally defensible assessment of SLD. This presentation will further describe the organizational framework of C-SEP, distinguish C-SEP from other methods, and provide an illustration of this model using a case study.
● Understand and apply the lessons from the last decade regarding SLD identification.
● Understand best practices for conducting a comprehensive SLD evaluation.
● Define the components of Core-Selective Evaluation Process (C-SEP) (Review, Plan, Assess, & Decide).
● Highlight the 4 P's of C-SEP (Policy, Publisher guidance, best Practices, and Professional judgment)
● Describe the use of C-SEP when looking for patterns of strengths and weaknesses (PSW) for SLD identification.
● Understand the importance of considering multiple sources of data when determining patterns of strengths and weaknesses (PSW).
● Understand the importance of conducting individualized, targeted, purpose driven assessments.
● Understand the evaluator's ethical responsibilities and the legal implications of SLD models of identification.
A key component of conducting a targeted assessment using C-SEP involves gathering, organizing, and analyzing multiple sources of data. This module will focus on key recommendations for organizing the data and conducting preliminary analysis of patterns of strengths and weaknesses, ruling out exclusionary factors, and establishing a focused referral question to be used to plan a targeted assessment plan.
Language plays a key role in academic performance and should be considered when assessing student’s strengths and weaknesses. The C-SEP model requires a student’s language be assessed either informally or formally. It is vital that language be ruled out as a primary cause of struggle for every student. When language is found to be a concern, the evaluator must investigate its impact on the student’s learning.
This session covers the importance of considering Exclusionary Factors and their impact on SLD identification and the role of documentation in our reports. Included in the presentation is a brief review of the Exclusionary Factors identified in federal and state law and the impact of societal changes: social, economic, cultural and technology related.
Pattern seeking techniques are a key aspect of the C-SEP framework. Evaluators must be able to organize, integrate, and interpret multiple sources of data in order to establish patterns of strengths and weaknesses. This is a refresher session focusing on pattern seeking techniques, using publisher guidance to analyze and interpret standardized tests results through the triangulation of multiple data sources. Finally, a discussion of the role professional judgment plays throughout the process will be discussed.
The participant will learn to:
● Understand the implications that advances in CHC Theory and in test design have on test selection and diagnostic precision.
● Examine publisher guidance on analysis and interpretation of standardized testing results.
● Understand the importance of collecting, analyzing, and integrating multiple sources of data when conducting an evaluation.
● Triangulate and analyze the chain of evidence to establish the presence of a PSW and when determining SLD.
● Understand the role professional judgment plays in determining SLD eligibility.
A key component of conducting a targeted assessment using C-SEP involves gathering, organizing, and analyzing multiple sources of data. Task Demands Analysis (TDA) helps to explain a student’s performance. Using case studies, this session illustrates how an evaluator can go “Beyond the Scores” TDA. This practice will improve the quality and efficiency of your assessment while allowing you to extrapolate more meaningfully interpretations from your findings.
Understanding how to organize and present assessment data obtained through the use of the C-SEP framework is important. This session will focus on writing legally defensible reports using the C-SEP framework. The presenters will highlight the organization of a Full Individual Evaluation (FIE) and review the key components. Sample write-ups will be provided to illustrate the presentation of data. Participants will have the opportunity to practice writing student descriptions beyond the standard score interpretation. The importance of utilizing task analysis and integrating findings will be demonstrated. Adherence to the policy requirements will be addressed.
● Understand the components of the C-SEP framework.
● Examine the importance of writing a legally defensible FIE.
● Understand how to organize and describe data throughout the sections of the FIE.
● Understand the importance of describing student functioning beyond standard scores.
● Understand how to integrate task analysis descriptions into the FIE.
● Understand the importance of integrating policy within the report.
This session will define the Core-Selective Evaluation Process (C-SEP) and explain how it can be used when assessing for dyslexia. Participants will explore important considerations when conducting dyslexia assessments and examine the application of the tenets of C-SEP to dyslexia assessment.
The participant will learn to:
● Understand the steps of the C-SEP framework.
● Demonstrate understanding through the application of C-SEP to specific case studies.
● Demonstrate the ability to triangulate and analyze all data collected on the student.
● Understand the role of professional judgment in the evaluation process.
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