Educational Evaluations for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

Educational Evaluations for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

Date(s) & Time(s)

August 17, 2023   ~  9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Workshop Description

This workshop is one in a series addressing best practices for child study teams when conducting evaluations for students who are Deaf or hard of hearing. The focus of this workshop is the educational evaluation. Separate sessions will cover school psychological and speech/language evaluations. The information presented in these workshops will overlap the professional development held during the 2021-2022 school year.

During this session, an overview of hearing and the impact on language development, education, and access to test materials, regardless of the student?s mode of communication, will be discussed. Additionally, examples of test items with interpretation of results when considering the student?s hearing will be provided.

While best practice is for the evaluator to be knowledgeable about deafness and to be able to communicate directly with the student if they use sign language, this is not always possible given the limited number of professionals with this experience. There might be times that the learning disabilities teacher-consultant needs to conduct the evaluation using an educational interpreter. Working with an educational interpreter during the evaluation process will also be reviewed.

At the conclusion of the workshop, the presenter will be available to answer questions and provide technical assistance specific to your students.

Location

Learning Resource Center - Central
200 River View Plaza, 1st floor
Trenton, NJ 08611

Registration

Registration Closed

Contact Information

Deaf Education
Special Education
100 Riverview Plaza
Trenton, NJ 08620
6093763557

>> dhh.education@doe.nj.gov