Special Education Assessment Guide: IQ Testing and Learning Disabilities
Explaining an IQ score to a family, or turning assessment data into a plan that helps a student, takes a clear understanding of the whole process. This guide connects disabilities, assessment and intervention.
What's Inside
- Understanding Disabilities: physical, intellectual, learning, emotional and behavioral, sensory processing, autism spectrum, speech and language, and hearing disabilities, plus IDEA, ADA, Section 504 and self-advocacy
- Psychological Assessments: formal vs. informal methods, reliability and validity, common myths, IQ testing with the WISC, Stanford-Binet and KABC, dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, processing speed, working memory and executive function
- Guidelines for Successful Interventions: differentiated instruction, assistive technology, inclusive practice, advocacy, executive function support, self-esteem and social skills
- Ready-to-use tools: self-advocacy checklist, IEP meeting preparation guide, parent-educator communication strategies table, social skills checklist and conflict resolution flowchart
How It Helps You
- Connects why a student struggles, how it is assessed and what to do next
- Helps you explain assessment results to families
- Checklists ready to print and fill in
Ways to Use It
Work through it as an introduction to special education assessment, or jump to a chapter like IQ testing or executive function when a question comes up.
Who It's For
Educators, parents, therapists and school psychologists.
Format
PDF (print-and-use) and DOCX. Instant download.
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