ED 331 : Special Education Assessment

This course focuses on assessing the exceptional child, including an examination of evaluation procedures, from pre-referral intervention, eligibility/placement/ program decision-making to progress monitoring of scientifically-based instructional interventions based on Response to Intervention (RTI). Emphasis will be on using assessment information to determine strengths and needs to design instruction related to Individualized Education Program (IEP) goals and state standards, and to evaluate the effectiveness of that instruction using progress-monitoring techniques. This course will introduce students to commonly used tests and evaluation systems used in public school special education programs. (Formerly ED 297F).