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<blockquote data-quote="buddy" data-source="post: 496658" data-attributes="member: 12886"><p>That says to me that they all used play methods to do their parts of the testing but the actual tests would have specific names and would only be "reliable" if there was standardized methods used and anyone giving the test (who was a trained test giver) would get the same/similar results over and over. a bigger question for my mind is if what they did was a valid representation of what he does and whether there is a delay or not. The law requires standardized measures to be used when available. There for sure are general development, language, and motor tests that are standardized so I am not sure if they actually did this or did more of an "observation" which they used to screen for the need to assess or not. If you ask in writing for a complete evaluation, they can't deny you that. I dont remember if you did that. But whoever told you they only do screenings... not true. Impossible since IDEA specifies that parents can now refer for full evaluations. That is federal law. States can have stricter guidelines in terms of time lines (like federal law may say 60 days to complete an evaluation, here it is much less.) </p><p></p><p>But as you said, since they have such an uncooperative team anyway.. maybe better to do it next year as long as you ARE getting some help in the mean time. </p><p></p><p>Nothing is easy... and it really should be much much easier than this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buddy, post: 496658, member: 12886"] That says to me that they all used play methods to do their parts of the testing but the actual tests would have specific names and would only be "reliable" if there was standardized methods used and anyone giving the test (who was a trained test giver) would get the same/similar results over and over. a bigger question for my mind is if what they did was a valid representation of what he does and whether there is a delay or not. The law requires standardized measures to be used when available. There for sure are general development, language, and motor tests that are standardized so I am not sure if they actually did this or did more of an "observation" which they used to screen for the need to assess or not. If you ask in writing for a complete evaluation, they can't deny you that. I dont remember if you did that. But whoever told you they only do screenings... not true. Impossible since IDEA specifies that parents can now refer for full evaluations. That is federal law. States can have stricter guidelines in terms of time lines (like federal law may say 60 days to complete an evaluation, here it is much less.) But as you said, since they have such an uncooperative team anyway.. maybe better to do it next year as long as you ARE getting some help in the mean time. Nothing is easy... and it really should be much much easier than this. [/QUOTE]
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