Child Study Team Presentation

Purpose, Team Formation, and Team Member Roles

10.0

Professionally explains why a child study team would be assembled, and who would be a part of the team. Descriptions of team member roles are insightful and thorough.

Screening, Pre-Referral, and Classification

15.0

Thoroughly distinguishes differences between screening, pre-referral, and classification procedures.

Legal Definitions and Procedures for Formal Classification

15.0

The legal definitions and assessment requirements explanation regarding when the team might determine that all pre-referral strategies have been exhausted is comprehensive. An in-depth explanation of when a referral for a comprehensive evaluation is the appropriate next step is given.

Referral Sources

15.0

Presentation selects one of the IDEA disability categories and skillfully identifies and describes 3-4 resources teachers can use to help determine students’ strengths and weaknesses in consideration of a referral for the chosen disability category.

Handout

15.0

Handout skillfully describes three classroom pre-referral instructional strategies that could be used to provide documentation of targeted supports for a student not making adequate progress.

Research

5.0

Research is supportive of the information presented. Sources are timely, distinctive and clearly address all the criteria stated in the assignment.

Overall Presentation

5.0

The work is well presented. The overall appearance is neat and professional. Work would be highly presentable to school colleagues.

Aesthetic Quality

5.0

Design is pleasing. Skillful handling of color, text and visuals creates a distinctive and effective presentation. Overall, effective and functional audio, text, or visuals are evident.

Originality

5.0

The product shows significant evidence of originality and inventiveness. The majority of the content and many of the ideas are fresh, original, inventive, and based upon logical conclusions and sound research.

Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use)

5.0

Submission is virtually free of mechanical errors. Word choice reflects well-developed use of practice and content-related language. Sentence structures are varied and engaging.

Documentation of Sources (citations, footnotes, references, bibliography, etc., as appropriate to assignment and style)

5.0

Sources are documented completely and correctly, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is free of error.