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Educational Assessment of the Student with Special Needs
Spring 2014

Special Education Assessment in the News:
> The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC), the group developing Colorado's new state assessments aligned to the Common Core, released information about four non-summative components of the PARCC assessment system. A few of interest to educators are described here: > **Mid-Year Assessment:** will provide students and educators with constructed response and machine scorable items for formative purposes (students' scores will not be part of their summative PARCC score). Read more. > **Speaking and Listening Assessments.** Recognizing that the ability for students to proficiently engage in speaking and listening activities is crucial for students' long-term opportunities. Read more. > **Assessment Professional Development Modules** will be designed to support teachers, school leaders, and school site testing coordinators as they transition to the PARCC assessments. Read more. >
 * =PARCC Releases Formative Tools And Modules=

Class Announcements:

 * ===== There is NO textbook required for this class. Instead the instructor requests that those of you without a SmartPhone invest in a good timer and be willing to download required articles and class notes: =====
 * ===== For students wishing to own a good assessment text to support this class (Again, this is not required), I suggest the following: =====
 * ===== Overton, T., (2012) Assessing Learners with Special Needs: An Applied Approach (7th ed.) Pearson; Boston MA. ISBN: 10: 0-13-136710-2. ISBN 13:978-0-13-1356710-4 =====
 * ===== The ABCs of CBM: A Practical Guide to Curriculum-Based Measurement, Michelle K. Hosp, John L. Hosp, and Kenneth W. Howell (Guilford Press, 2007). =====
 * ===== First Night's Assignment:Pick a grade level that is of interest to you (PreK-12th grade). Contact a school of your choice (public or private) and request a list of all the assessments that are routinely given for that one grade level. Include both universal screening, benchmark and outcome tests (those given to all students) and those used for targeted or diagnostic purposes (given only to some kids -- such as Title I, ELA or potential special education students). Make an easy to read list or chart of the information given (indicate the name of the school, the grade level, the assessments given and when it is administered - either the time(s) of year or circumstance under which it is given). This will be the first assignment that you will upload to our WorldClass Dropbox. =====
 * ===== All College for Professional Studies (CPS) classroom-based courses are required to use the “course companion shells” in WorldClass, our Learning Management System. We will be using 3 functions in this system: the Drop boxes, Grade books and Email. =====
 * ===== All College for Professional Studies (CPS) classroom-based courses are required to use the “course companion shells” in WorldClass, our Learning Management System. We will be using 3 functions in this system: the Drop boxes, Grade books and Email. =====

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Course Syllabus
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Class Roster

 * **Name** ||  || **Regis Email** ||   || **Alternative Email (if desired)** ||   || **Phone (if desired)** ||
 * Dove, Mary ||  || mdove@regis.edu ||   ||   ||   || (c) 720-273-7506 ||
 * Dove, Mary ||  || mdove@regis.edu ||   ||   ||   || (c) 720-273-7506 ||
 * Dove, Mary ||  || mdove@regis.edu ||   ||   ||   || (c) 720-273-7506 ||
 * Dove, Mary ||  || mdove@regis.edu ||   ||   ||   || (c) 720-273-7506 ||
 * Dove, Mary ||  || mdove@regis.edu ||   ||   ||   || (c) 720-273-7506 ||
 * Dove, Mary ||  || mdove@regis.edu ||   ||   ||   || (c) 720-273-7506 ||
 * Dove, Mary ||  || mdove@regis.edu ||   ||   ||   || (c) 720-273-7506 ||
 * Dove, Mary ||  || mdove@regis.edu ||   ||   ||   || (c) 720-273-7506 ||
 * Dove, Mary ||  || mdove@regis.edu ||   ||   ||   || (c) 720-273-7506 ||
 * Dove, Mary ||  || mdove@regis.edu ||   ||   ||   || (c) 720-273-7506 ||
 * Dove, Mary ||  || mdove@regis.edu ||   ||   ||   || (c) 720-273-7506 ||