The intervention planning team at your school is insisting on having a standard protocol to assess students when they are being evaluated for special education. You believe that this is not a good idea. How can you explain to them that this is not in the best interest for the student? Also provide an example of when this may not be a good idea
What will be an ideal response?
Answers may include:
Law requires different assessment depending on suspected category; each child has own unique needs, should be evaluated on an individual basis
Example such as: When suspected disability is speech/language, providing an IQ test, even though the issue is severe articulation problem
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