[nobe-l] An assessment question

[S. Kashdan]

Dear Jordana,

You might consider contacting Dr. Josef Afanador, a former professor at
Seattle University, specializing in testing and measurement, who was for
many years a consultant to the VR program in Washington State.

I believe that he is now in private practice, doing Career counseling and
individual and couple therapy, with a specializtion in helping people with
disabilities.

I think his most recent contact info is:

afanador at seattleu.edu

and

Phone:  (206) 323-0905, Ext.3

Best regards,

Sylvie

Sylvie Kashdan, M.A.
Instructor/Curriculum Coordinator
KAIZEN PROGRAM for New English Learners with Visual Limitations
810-A Hiawatha Place South
Seattle, WA  98144, U.S.A.
phone:  (206) 784-5619
email:  kaizen at literacyworks.org
web:  http://www.nwlincs.org/kaizen/


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jordana Engebretsen" <JEngebretsen at KPBSD.k12.ak.us>
To: <nobe-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 3:55 PM
Subject: [nobe-l] An assessment question


Dear Teachers,
My name is Jordana Engebretsen, I am a TVI in Alaska.  I have been working
here just one year.  I do like my job a lot.  I do need to stay connected
with other teachers with visual impairments.  I am totally blind and
mobility challenge.  I have a question that comes back again and again from
teachers and parents.  Do we know of a test that could measure the cognitive
abilities of a visually impaired student?  Most tests are very visual and a
lot of the questions are looking for visual information.
I have been asked frequently about accurate testing for Visually Impaired
students.  I am copying a question from a regular education teacher.   Here
is the question: "I have a meeting for Lisa W next week and I wanted to test
her to get an age / grade level. Do you know of any tests that would be
appropriate for a visually impaired child that would have print large enough
for her to see to get an accurate measure?

Teachers, any help would be appreciate it,
Jordana


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