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 Be able to identify & assess functional academics  Learn effective assessment strategies  Create a plan for getting started Training Objectives

Process of Implementation Step 1

O NE S TUDENT A SSESSMENT Y OUR A SSESSMENT T EACHER ’ S M ANUAL & Y OUR A SSESSMENT T ESTING K IT For this section of the training, you will need:

What is the purpose of the Functional Academics Assessment? The Assessment is designed to do two things: 1)Determine skill level 2)Develop individual functional academic programs NOTE: The assessment does not provide a standardized score.

What’s included in the Student Assessment book?

Your Testing Kit provides most of the materials you will need in order to administer the assessment. What’s included in the Assessment Testing Kit?

Take a minute to put together each section of the Testing Kit following the provided assembly instructions. Activity 1 – Assemble Your Assessment Testing Kit

Assessment Sequence The Assessment Teacher’s Manual covers:

For Example:

Scoring The Assessment Teacher’s Manual covers:

For Example: At the elementary level

For Example: At the secondary level

For Example: At the secondary level

For Example: At the secondary level

Reinforcement The Assessment Teacher’s Manual covers:

Appropriate reinforcement: “Good job paying attention,” or “You are trying very hard, that’s good.” Inappropriate reinforcement: “Yes, that is the right answer,” or “No, that’s wrong.” For Example:

Prompting The Assessment Teacher’s Manual covers:

Verbal vs. Non-Verbal

 Answers should be recorded as incorrect if you need to prompt beyond the given prompt.  Make sure you are testing whether the student possesses the skill, not whether the student understands the question. Additional Prompting

 Find a partner.  Decide who is going to give the assessment first.  You will use the materials from your Assessment Testing Kit to administer the assessment.  You will have the opportunity to practice several sections of the assessment.  Be sure that each person has the opportunity to administer the assessment. Activity 2 – Let’s Practice

 Review each section of the assessment  Determine whether you are going to give the entire assessment to each student or break it down into parts.  Determine which areas you are going to assess first.  Who will administer the assessment sections/students?  Determine an assessment schedule and timelines. Getting Started with Students