Teacher Assessment of Student Needs

Student Needs	IPRC Exceptionalities	Diagnosed Conditions
Aggression Management Anger/Frustration Management Anxiety Management Articulation Skills Attendance Strategies Attention Skills Assistive Technology Skills Blind/Vision Impaired Bullying Management Skills Central Auditory Processing Deafness Depression/Sadness Management Disengagement/Motivation Strategies Eating Disorder Strategies Emotional Regulation English Language Skills Executive Function Fine Motor Skills Gambling Disorder Grief Management Gross Motor Skills Hearing Intellectual Ability – High Intellectual Ability – Low Listening Comprehension Skills Low Vision Memory Skills Mental Health Strategies Metacognitive Skills Mobility Skills Non-Verbal Reasoning Organizational Skills Personal Care Personal Safety Phonological Processing Processing Speed Self-Advocacy Skills Self-Esteem Self-Harm/Suicide Management Self-Regulatory Skills Sensory Integration Skills Sequencing Skills Social Skills Substance Abuse Strategies Task Initiation Time Management Skills Transition Skills Verbal Ability Visual-Motor Skills Visual-Spatial Processing	Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Behaviour Blind and Low Vision Deaf and Hard of Hearing Developmental Disability (DD) Giftedness Language Impairment Learning Disabilities (LD) Mild Intellectual Disabilities Multiple Exceptionalities Physical Disability Speech Impairment	Acquired Brain Injury Alcohol-Related Neuro-developmental Disorder (ARND) Angelman Syndrome Anxiety Disorders Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Auditory Processing Disorder (Central) Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Bipolar Disorder Blind/Vision Impaired Brain Injury Cerebral Palsy (CP) Conduct Disorder (CD) Concussions Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Deafness Depression Disorders Down Syndrome Eating Disorders Epilepsy Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAS/FAE) Fragile X Syndrome Gambling Disorder Intellectual Disabilities Klinefelter's Syndrome Learning Disabilities/Specific Learning Disorders Muscular Dystrophy (MD) Neurological Disabilities Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTS) Prader-Willi Syndrome Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Seizure Disorders Selective Mutism Spina Bifida Tourette Syndrome Turner Syndrome (TS) Usher Syndrome William's Syndrome

Key Special Education Practices
Accommodations Alternative Programming Assistive Technology Board Special Education Plans Community Resources Differentiated Instruction Create an Inclusive & Positive Class Climate Identification Placement and Review Committee (IPRC) Individual Education Plan (IEP) Ministry of Education Resources Modified Programming Non-teacher Professional Assessments Teacher Assessments Safety/Emergency/Crisis Response Plan Professional Development Reporting on IEP Progress Tracking/Documenting Transition Plans

What it is

Teacher assessment of student needs is a method of determining a student’s current level of knowledge and skills in a particular area using measurable terms to direct future learning. Teacher assessment is used to determine the current level of student achievement and, accordingly, to determine appropriate teaching strategies and goals for the student.

Strategies

• Examine the errors and why they were made, and use this information to direct the next steps in teaching error analysis.

• Use various forms of assessment to accurately measure what you intend. A math test of word problems may seem like a difficulty with math, when it may in fact be a reading or receptive language issue.

• Allow students a choice in assessment options to test the same skill.

• Allow for retaking of tests or improving of assignments to demonstrate improved learning.

• Review and document a summary of the student’s Ontario School Record(OSR)for past information; consider strengths and needs. Be sure to examine the documentation file in the OSR for previous assessments. Please see the non-teacher assessment section of this site for information on how to use professional reports.

• Use tracking and documentation of assessment.

• Develop a learner profile from your assessments. See Education for All for template/rubric Page 43-48.

• Meet with parents/guardians to discuss concerns and get information.

Resources

Strategies

• 20 Simple Assessment Strategies	• Growing Success Ontario Ministry of Education key document, with processes and strategies.
• Learning For All Ontario Ministry of Education resource.	• Reading Assessment Methods Includes DRA/PM Benchmarks, Running Records, CASI.
• Student Assessment Strategies Scroll down for info by topic and links

Strategies in Action – Video Demonstrations and Information

• Phonemic Awareness Assessment Primary video demonstration.	• Rubrics/Student Conferences
• Use of Rubrics	• Use of Whiteboards

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