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A 3 page research paper that discusses the teacher's role in assessment for special education services, what assessment entails and what is accomplished by assessment. The writer discusses the requirements of federal legislation (IDEA) and what is entailed in creating an Individual Education Program (IEP) under IDEA. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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that qualifies the child for special education, a request for educational assessment should be made of the principal of the childs school (and/or the district director of special education)
for such an assessment to be performed (Stein, et al, 2004). This writer/tutor, therefore, speculates that the student researching this topic, as a teacher, may see his/her role as providing
the first step in the identification process by identifying a child who requires evaluation. Federal law, in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), states that "free appropriate public
education is available to all children with disabilities between the ages of 3 and 21" (Stein, et al, 2004, p. 1432). IDEA also stipulates that children should receive appropriate evaluation.
Furthermore, IDEA stipulates that each child receiving special education services should have an individualized education program (IEP) designed specifically to meet the needs of that child. After a written request
is received, the school has 15 days in which to issue parents an assessment or evaluation plan, which should indicate the cognitive areas to be assessed and typically lists specific
tests that will be administered (Stein, et al, 2004). At the very minimum, there should be an assessment of academic achievement and the childs cognition (Stein, et al, 2004). Pediatricians
and other specialists typically ask for evaluation of areas that they feel constitute particular problem areas for the child, such as "language, motor, sensory processing, social/emotion" and general health (Stein,
et al, 2004, p. 1432). Once the parents sign the evaluation, modifying the plan if they feel it is necessary, the school then has 50 days to complete the
testing and hold a meeting that will go over the childs evaluation results and determine whether or not the child does, indeed, have a disability as defined under IDEA (Stein,
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