Special Considerations for Maximizing Student Success: Selective Mutism
What will I learn?
The origin, contributing factors, and manifestations of selective mutism within the school environment
Methods and tools for assessing selective mutisml
Evidence-based strategies tailored to help students with selective mutism engage more fully in the educational environment
Ways to promotes social interactions, self-expression, and confidence while also providing guidance to teachers and peers on how to offer meaningful support
Includes:
Notes-style handout of the presentation Understanding Selective Mutism
The importance of comprehensive, strengths-based, and user-friendly reports
A framework for writing reports that are comprehensive, strengths-based, and user-friendly
How to use a testing matrix to ensure that your testing battery results in a comprehensive evaluation of each student
How to self-evaluate your report writing to ensure that it is strengths-based and user-friendly
Includes:
Notes style handouts of the presentation
The Psyched Services Assessment Matrix which provides guidance for comprehensive evaluation planning
The Psyched Services Report Writing Style Guide which provides relevant formatting and proofreading guidelines for psychoeducational reports to increase readability and user-friendliness
The Psyched Services Key Components Checklist: Comprehensive, Strengths-Based, User-Friendly Report Writing which provides a checklist for ensuring that reports meet the standards for full and complete evaluation, inclusion of a student’s strengths, and adherence to the style guide
The Psyched Services Implementation Guide: Comprehensive, Strengths-Based, User-Friendly Report Writing which provides implementation guidance for using these resources, as well as examples of inclusion of student strengths in the background, observations, body, summary, and recommendations sections of reports
A de-identified sample comprehensive, strengths-based, user-friendly report
Discover a method to present evaluation results in a simple, time-saving format that will make IEP meetings more productive
How to take advantage of the One Page Summary tool to organize and present evaluation results using a strength-based approach
Achieve greater success in IEP meetings with these invaluable tips for becoming a more impactful presenter
Includes:
Notes-style PowerPoint handout
One Page Summary guide with step-by-step instructions on how to use this powerful tool
Two One Page Summary forms available in both English and Spanish that you'll be able to quickly edit, save, and share with your team at your next IEP meeting
The definition of dyslexia and each dyslexia subtype
Information to educate parents and teachers on common misconceptions about dyslexia
Recommended test batteries to evaluate for dyslexia
Research-based intervention recommendations for students with dyslexia
Includes:
Notes-style PowerPoint handout
A dyslexia evaluation guide that contains comprehensive lists of tests for each specific assessment area to help you streamline your next learning disability assessment battery
