[blindkid] School psych & educational evaluations

[Barbara Hammel]

Okay, it's been 22 years since I had beginning Psych in college, but isn't 
the Bender Gestalt test a visual one.  Isn't that the one where the person 
being tested has to tell you what he thinks he sees in the picture and the 
picture is abstract enough to be seen different ways?
Barbara

If wisdom's ways you wisely seek, five things observe with care:  of whom 
you speak, to whom you speak, and how and when and where.

--------------------------------------------------
From: "holly miller" <hollym12 at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 8:51 PM
To: "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)" 
<blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [blindkid] School psych & educational evaluations

> 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
> _______________________________________________
> blindkid mailing list
> blindkid at nfbnet.org
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindkid_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
> blindkid:
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindkid_nfbnet.org/poetlori8%40msn.com
>