Nov 21, 2024  
2024-2025 University Bulletin 
    
2024-2025 University Bulletin
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SPEA 691 - Assessment and Individualized Planning in Special Education

3 Credit Hours
This course focuses on diagnostic assessment processes, individualized instructional planning and ongoing assessment as a necessary component to this planning. Candidates will become familiar with diagnostic assessment process and develop skills in using diagnostic case study data for planning and instruction. The course specifically addresses development of Individual Education Plans (IEPs) and Transition Plans for students with various disabilities across the age span of K-12. Using case studies, candidates will write IEPs and prepare transition plans for students in special education with particular attention given to development of statements of present levels of performance, annual goals, short term objectives/benchmarks, progress monitoring and reporting of progress, the least restrictive environment, and access to general education and documentation of adaptations and modifications of instruction and assessment in general education settings. As part of this course, candidates will examine formative assessment as well, including curriculum-based measurement, work sample/error analysis, classroom assessments and pre-and post- assessments for instruction.



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