Do I Need an Advocate?
My daughter is a 5th grader, reading at the 2nd grade level. The school has finally agreed to test her for services, but said we had to sign some kind Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Tests & Assessments
Can the School Delay the Evaluation Over the Summer Break?
I am a special education teacher. There are only 35 days of school left and I have gotten 4 requests for initial testing. There are only 45 days including weekends Continue Reading →
Cool Tool! Assessing Reading Difficulties & Disabilities Pop-up!
Reading is the gateway skill to learning. You need to learn about reading difficulties and disabilities, like dyslexia, and find out how reading is assessed. Find out about: Reading skills Continue Reading →
Mom Uses the School’s Test Scores to Get ABA Therapy
My son Sam has autism. He just turned three. For the past 10 months, he received ABA therapy and made good progress. We recently moved to a new town. Our Continue Reading →
Now Available! New Second Edition – Wrightslaw: All About Tests and Assessments, 2nd Edition
When a child is struggling at school, you need to find out why. Wrightslaw: All About Tests and Assessments, 2nd Edition will explain how. Learn more about the new Second Continue Reading →
Graphing Evaluation Data – A Skill All Parents Must Master
All important educational decisions – eligibility, services in your child’s IEP, educational progress – are based on test scores. Not grades, not subjective observations – test scores. To successfully negotiate Continue Reading →
Are Your Child’s Present Levels Being “Misused?”
Kelley asks… On every benchmark test, my daughter scores the EXACT percentage listed on the IEP as her goal. The school is using this to keep her in an inclusion Continue Reading →
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Wrightslaw: All About Tests and Assessments Receive a Print Book in the mail and choose your FREE download. Kindle, E-Pub or PDF Available! Special COMBO Price: $14.95 Order today! Offer Continue Reading →
Special Offer! Three Ways to Bundle
Wrightslaw: All About Tests and Assessments Receive a Print Book in the mail and choose your FREE download. Kindle, E-Pub or PDF Available! Special COMBO Price: $14.95 Order today! Offer Continue Reading →
Why You Need to Begin Transition Planning Early
“My child is 14. When I requested a transition plan and transition services, the IEP team said they don’t have to provide transition services until he is 16. Is this Continue Reading →