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Evaluation

Explanation of Evaluation/Test Performed

Evaluation To Obtain Information On Conducted By
Physical Sight, hearing, physical development; medical needs; physical & health factors which affect school progress School physician, school nurse, child’s pediatrician
Psychological General intelligence; learning strengths and weaknesses; instructional needs; social interactions and relationships School Psychologist
Speech-Language Receptive/expressive oral language, production of sounds, voice, fluency, auditory-perceptual skills Speech-Language Pathologist, Speech Therapist
Motor Coordination, strength, visual perception, visual motor integration, sensory processing, self-care skills Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist
Social History Parent’s perception of child’s development and other factors that may affect school performance School Social Worker
Class Observation Performance in the current educational setting; relationship to teacher and other students; learning styles, attention span School Administrator, Special Educator, CSE Member, School Psychologist, School Social Worker
Appropriate Educational Evaluations Educational achievement; learning strengths and weaknesses; vocational and academic needs Teachers, Reading Specialists, Math Specialists, Special Educators, School Psychologist
Assessments in all areas relating to the suspected disability A specific assessment related to health, vision, hearing; social-emotional development; general intelligence; communication skills; motor abilities; academic performance  

List of Evaluation Instruments

Some of the following instruments may be used to evaluate your child:

    • Differential Ability Scales 
    • Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test 
    • Test of Nonverbal Intelligence Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale 
    • Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
    • Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence
    • Woodcock Johnson Tests of Cognitive Ability 

    • Beery Developmental Test of Visual Motor Integration (VMI)
    • Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency
    • Motor Free Visual Perception Test
    • Peabody Developmental Motor Scales
    • Pediatric Balance Scale
    • Schoodles Fine Motor Assessment
    • School Function Assessment
    • Sensory Processing Measure
    • Sensory Profile (School Companion Teacher Questionnaire)
    • Test of Gross Motor Development
    • Test of Handwriting Skills
    • Test of Visual motor Skills
    • Test of Visual Perceptual Skills
    • Visual Skills Appraisal

    • Arizona Articulation Proficiency Scale
    • Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals 
    • Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing
    • Expressive One Word Picture Vocabulary Test
    • Goldman Fristoe Test of Articulation
    • Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test 
    • Phonological Awareness Test
    • Photo Articulation Test
    • SCAN – Test of Auditory Processing Skills
    • Test of Auditory Processing Skills 
    • Test of Childhood Stuttering
    • Test of Language Competence
    • Test of Language Comprehension
    • Test of Language Development 
    • Test of Narrative Language
    • Test of Pragmatic Language
    • Test of Word Finding

    • Bracken Basic Concept Scale 
    • Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing
    • Curriculum-Based Measurement 
    • Developmental Reading Assessment
    • Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement
    • Key Math
    • Peabody Individual Achievement Test
    • Test of Early Math Achievement
    • Test of Early Reading Achievement 
    • Test of Word Reading Efficiency
    • Test of Written Language
    • Wechsler Individual Achievement Tests
    • Woodcock Johnson Tests of achievement
    • Woodcock Reading Mastery Test 

    • Achenbach Child Behavior Checklist
    • Adaptive Behavior Assessment System
    • Adaptive Behavior Scale – School
    • Behavior Assessment System for Children 
    • Conners Rating Scales
    • Incomplete Sentences
    • Interview
    • Scales of Independent Behavior
    • Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales