SPED 530 Reading & Writing Difficulties: Assessment & Intervention
Offers knowledge and experiential learning activities related to psychoeducational assessment of students with mild to moderate disabilities. Includes statistical and psychometric concepts in assessment. Addresses norm-referenced, criterion-referenced, and curriculum-based measurement, as well as informal testing. Provides experiences in administering, scoring, and interpreting academic and behavior assessment instruments commonly used in special education with an emphasis on writing reports and developing the Individualized Education Program using existing and emerging technologies. Considers use of assessment results for instructional and placement decisions.