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EDSP622 Assessment and Evaluation in Special Education

Case Study Teacher Recommendations Assignment

The purpose of this assignment is for the candidate to learn how to present the data analysis in a professional report to be used in the student’s file.

For Case Study: Teacher Recommendations, you will use the data fromthe graph which determined that the student was below expectations and needed referral to Tier 3.As a professional, who is required to analyze data and create interventions to match the data, one vital tool to understand is how to present the student’s data in a way thatvisually presents the progress in any subject for that student.This report will help the student’s learning support team understand the data objectively. The guidelines below will help you write this report in a professional manner. Be sure to use the Case Study: Teacher Recommendations template located in the Assignment Instructions folder in Blackboard to complete this assignment.

1.            Always present the data objectively.Avoid making data “say” something.

2.            Use the terminology in the simplest form thathelped you in analyzing the data.

3.            Begin the report with identifying information, such as:student name, teacher name, date, and progress monitoring level.

4.            After including the identifying information, cut and paste the correct Excel graph in the report.

5.            Under the graph, explain the data objectively in a concise form of 2paragraphs. Single space the report because you should be able to print it on 1 piece of paper front and back when actually printing it for school.Use phrases, such as “the data suggest…”, “the data provides a visual of…”, etc. Remember, data is plural or singular.If there is more than 1piece of data, then it is a plural noun, such as “the data are” or “the data were”.

6.            Information which is important to include in the paragraphs of the written report are:

a.            Use the student’s name when writing the report.

b.            Begin with positive comments of the student’s abilities.

c.             Establish the purpose of why the data wascollected.

d.            For this assignment, briefly explain how the data were collected and with what reading level.

e.            Include a statement of what the data should visually show in normal reading progression based on research.

f.             Briefly compare how the student’s data compares to normal reading progress and how this graph visualizes normal, at-risk, or above expectations reading performance.

g.            Include, in the second paragraph, recommendations for next steps in the student’s educational process based on the data and how these next steps will help the student reach hispotential.