After the
evaluation.
The evaluation can guide the support your child gets at school.
The evaluation guide, part 4 of 4:
- What is an evaluation?
- The evaluation process
- The evaluation report
- After the evaluation
504 plans and IEPs
504 plan
- Classroom and testing accommodations
- Assistive technology
IEP meeting
- Classroom placement
- Academic support, such as SETSS
- A paraprofessional
- Speech, OT or PTsupport, or an evaluation for it
- Counseling and social skills groups
In the classroom
Classroom accommodations can include:
- Preferential seating
- Assignments broken into smaller pieces
- Eye contact from the teacher to check understanding
- A printed schedule taped to the table
- Fidgets or a special chair
- Reminders to stay on task, with a secret code to spare embarrassment
- Modified classwork or homework
- Assistive technology, such as a keyboard or FM unit
During tests
Testing accommodations can include:
- Additional time
- Breaks
- Reminders to stay on task
- Questions and directions read and reread
- A calculator
- A scribe
For teachers and schools
Teachers and school staff can use the evaluation for:
- A good summary of strengths and weaknesses
- Direct recommendations for classroom interventions
- Helping the student understand their strengths and weaknesses, and advocate for themselves
- Scaffolding for organization and executive functioning, with reminders to use strategies
Not sure where to start?
Talk it through with us first. Tell us a little about what’s going on and we’ll help you find the right next step.