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<blockquote data-quote="Martie" data-source="post: 100862" data-attributes="member: 284"><p>Like IEPs, evaluations should not be "one size fits all." As Sheila pointed out, the law sets minimum standards, but sometimes one area should receive more emphasis than another for a given child. </p><p></p><p>The SD must evaluate by law. However, many parents prefer to have medical center based neuropsychologist evaluations done because many of the kiddos on this board have multiple problems and complex, shifting diagnosis's. These can be costly so I would go with the SD evaluation first unless you have very good insurance or money is not a factor.</p><p></p><p>"Evaluation" is becoming a dirty word as RtI becomes ever more popular. I have nothing against RtI for children experiencing mild academic problems. It would be GOOD for schools to collect some performance data on how effective (or not) their instruction is. However, RtI is not going to cut it with many of our kids and to the extent it is being used as an excuse to avoid evaluation, I dislike it. </p><p></p><p>By law, evaluation is a "must" and RtI is a "may."</p><p></p><p>If ANYONE is getting an RtI run-around, ask to see their baseline and intervention DATA. I have a student who is very GOOD at RtI and she collects lots of data that she can produce upon request. Fortunately, she also recognizes when regular class intervention conducted by a teacher trying to manage 25 or 30 students will not work and does appropriate evaluations, too.</p><p></p><p>I will step down from my soap-box now.</p><p></p><p>Martie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Martie, post: 100862, member: 284"] Like IEPs, evaluations should not be "one size fits all." As Sheila pointed out, the law sets minimum standards, but sometimes one area should receive more emphasis than another for a given child. The SD must evaluate by law. However, many parents prefer to have medical center based neuropsychologist evaluations done because many of the kiddos on this board have multiple problems and complex, shifting diagnosis's. These can be costly so I would go with the SD evaluation first unless you have very good insurance or money is not a factor. "Evaluation" is becoming a dirty word as RtI becomes ever more popular. I have nothing against RtI for children experiencing mild academic problems. It would be GOOD for schools to collect some performance data on how effective (or not) their instruction is. However, RtI is not going to cut it with many of our kids and to the extent it is being used as an excuse to avoid evaluation, I dislike it. By law, evaluation is a "must" and RtI is a "may." If ANYONE is getting an RtI run-around, ask to see their baseline and intervention DATA. I have a student who is very GOOD at RtI and she collects lots of data that she can produce upon request. Fortunately, she also recognizes when regular class intervention conducted by a teacher trying to manage 25 or 30 students will not work and does appropriate evaluations, too. I will step down from my soap-box now. Martie [/QUOTE]
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