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We'd like to thank Jeff DiVirgil, a young man with autism, for his time and efforts in compiling the following list of resources.
ASSESSMENTS
1 Teaching Exceptional Children-Alternative Assessment: Accommodation and High Stakes Testing
By Council for Exceptional Children
Magazines dedicated to teaching children with various disabilities and learning differences.
4 Community Assessments In The Personal Management Domain
By Dana Flanders, Joy Lucas
The assessment workbook is designed for individuals who range in intellectual abilities from mild to severe with autism and/or communication disorders. This workbook contains a variety of assessments which occur in community settings. The assessments measure each student’s functioning level in the community in terms of skills necessary to complete the task, social skills, and communication skills.
1 Assessing Infants And Preschoolers With Special Needs
By Mary McLean, Donald B. Bailey Jr., Mark Wolery
This publication provides basic information on the assessment process for infants and preschoolers with special needs. It provides you with basic information on the assessment process and special concerns in the assessment of young children. Also, it provides you with assessment information to plan instructional programs for infants and young children.
1 Reaching Potentials: Appropriate Curriculum And Assessment For Young Children
By Sue Bredekamp and Teresa Rosegrant
The many potentials of children, teachers, curriculum, and assessment are interrelated. When curriculum and assessment decisions are optimum, then children and teachers will more likely reach their potentials. This book is designed as a tool to help reach all of these many potentials.
1 Teaching Exceptional Children: Functional Assessment And Behavioral Disorders
No Author
1 ASDS: Asperger’s Syndrome Diagnostic Scale
By Brenda Smith Myles, Stacey Jones Bock, Richard L. Simpson
This book is used for the assessment of individuals ages 5 through 18 who manifest the characteristics of AS.
Characteristics of the ASDS:
· 50 clearly stated items describe specific, observable, and measurable behaviors.
· The scale can be completed by parents and professionals at home and school.
· Standard scores and percentile ranks are provided.
· A table is provided for determining the likelihood that an individual has AS.
1 Reading Achievement Predictors Grades 1-8: 3 of each
No Author, Teacher’s Guide: 3 of each
1 Math Achievement Predictors Grades 1-8: 3 of each
No Author, Teacher’s Guide: 3 of each
1 Inventory Of Essential Skills
By Albert H. Brigance
The book brings together basic skills that have been identified as relevant and essential to include in the curriculum to assure the student’s success as a citizen, as a consumer, as a worker, and as a family member. It simplifies and combines the processes of assessing and diagnosing, record-keeping, and instructional planning.