You are the lead teacher in the Special Education Department of your school. You have been asked by your principal to create an assessment resource document on diagnostic and screening assessments that are used to help determine eligibility and identify areas of strength and weakness in students referred for special education services. The resource document will be shared with both regular and special educators in your school to better inform them of assessments used during the special education process.
Create a special education assessment resource that includes the following:
At least two assessments used to assess students in each of the following areas (total of 12 assessments):
Academic achievement
Intelligence
Behavior
Perceptual abilities
Speech and language
Early intervention
A minimum 50- to 75-word description for each assessment that details its purpose and use in special education assessment
Write a statement evaluating the importance of using a variety of assessments in the special education assessment process.
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