Key Changes in the Process for Identification

By rlsmith

  • The Behavior Rating Profile

    This rating profile allows teachers students and parents to have a rating scale that shows the evolution of the student's behavior.

  • The Waksman Social Skills Rating Scale (WSSRS)

    Compairs the target student with a normative sample to identifty or classify.

  • Oregon Department of Education EBD Eligibility Checklist

    This form is "to facilitate team discussions regarding eligibility decisions." (p. 96).

  • Social Skills Rating System (SSRS)

    "Focuses on social behaviors that are relevant to successful interpersonal and academic functioning," (p. 101).

  • Conner's Teacher Rating Scale (CTRS) and Conner's Parent Rating Scale (CPRS)

    For children ages 3-17. Has been used in US and other countries. "The scale provides a comparision of the child to levels of appropriate normative groups."

  • Walker and McConnell's Scale of Social Competence and School Adjustment

    "Measure peer related, nterpersonal social skills, and adaptive behavior required for success in the classroom" (100).

  • Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC)

    For children 2-18 years old. Normed on a national sample of children. Has 5 components to assess externalizing problems, interalizing problems, school problems, atypicality, withdrawl, and adaptive skills. (p. 101).

  • Behavior and Emotional Rating Scale (BERS)

    Strength based assessment focused on interpersonal strengths, family involvement, intrapersonal strengths, school functioning, and affective strengths. (p. 101)

  • Behavior Intervention Sequence

    An outline of how school staff may effectively repond to student behavior problems, focusing on classroom environment, assisting the student, developing new skills, involving wide range of staff, and emphasizing the responsability of the classroom teacher.

  • Iowa Behavior Initiative

    Statewide Plan to help schools examine their behavior management problems and develop solutions for prosocial behaviors.

  • Understanding Cultural Differences

    This allowed for modified teaching practices in the classroom and provided opportunities for student to practice new cognitive styles that helped them be more successful in mainstream society (p. 100).