SPED 7395 - Assessment II Practicum

Three credit hours.

Candidates will utilize various formal and informal assessments and analyze them for their utility in the pre-referral, referral, evaluation, and IEP development process. Candidates will observe learning behavior, systematically design and implement strategies to address learning concerns, develop and/or administer informal assessments, monitor effects and report outcomes. By the conclusion, students should be writing, implementing, and evaluating instructional programs and conducting individual and small group instruction. This phase requires students to create and implement instructional programs and to demonstrate appropriate educational decision-making using evidence-based best practices. The time committed to a three credit-hour practicum is 120 clock hours in instructional settings plus participation in weekly/bimonthly discussion sessions. Candidates are required to take this course concurrently with SPED 7352.