[blindkid] School psych & educational evaluations

[Carol Castellano]

I might put the question not so much in terms of how Hank's vision 
could be affecting his ability, but more in terms of was it 
appropropriate to give the test to a legally blind student.  Were 
adaptations made?  If so, were they made by someone with expertise 
both in visual impairment and in testing?  Was the test normed on 
legally blind children (ha)?

Carol

Carol Castellano, President
National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
973-377-0976
carol_castellano at verizon.net
www.nfb.org/nopbc

At 09:51 PM 9/21/2009, you wrote:
>Hi!
>Recently Hank had his 3 year IEP re-evaluations done.
>In reading the reports, I'm wondering how his vision could be affecting his
>ability to understand what was being asked of him & give the proper
>responses.
>It seems a no brainer that there would be some impact but since I have no
>idea what the testing materials look like, it's hard to understand what some
>of the pitfalls would be.
>At our next IEP meeting (Thursday) I'm going to ask them to explain & show
>me the testing materials but I'd feel more confident if I can glean some of
>this info ahead of time.
>
>Hank is 9 and has Albinism.  His acuity is 20/200 paired with photo-phobia
>and Nystagmus.  Which -for those of you who have been following our saga
>know - in district & commission speak that means tossing him some hand held
>magnifiers, dark pencils and slapping papers on the xyrox to enlarge them
>should be all he needs.
>
>Anyhoo
>The tests in question are
>Bender Gestalt
>WISC-IV
>and Woodcock-Johnson III Form A
>
>Thanks so much!
>Holly
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Carol Castellano, President
National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
973-377-0976
carol_castellano at verizon.net
www.nfb.org/nopbc