Module 7: Start here for the week!

Module Introduction

Welcome to Module 7 in SPED 470 Special Education Assessment! In this seventh module, we will learn about assessing English Language Learners and Reading. Additionally, you will learn how to enter WJ-IV Tests of Achievement scores into the WJ Scoring software. 

Please ignore my statements about working with a partner on the WJ assignment. In our course, you are each expected to administer ten tests from the WJ (Tests 1-7 and 9-11). Hence, you will each enter your scores into the WJ Scoring software.

Module Objectives 

At the end of this module, students will be able to:

1. Identify and explain four common phonological variations in Black English in assessing students who speak dialects of U.S. English. (CO 1)
2. Describe two purposes of assessing students who are English-language learners. (CO 3)
3. Identify and describe two examples of dimensions of teacher behavior that may influence students’ ability to listen effectively within the classroom context. (CO 1)
4. Describe the concept of language loss while addressing the assessment questions. (CO 1)
5. Identify and describe three examples of considerations in assessment of reading. (CO 1, 2)
6. Compare and contrast three measures of phonemic awareness and phonological processing. (CO 3)
7. Describe an example of a curriculum-based reading fluency measure. (CO 2, 3)
8.  Compare and contrast two informal reading inventories. (CO 2, 3)
9. Identify and explain two examples of other informal strategies. (CO 2, 3) 
10. Name and discuss two major factors that relate to reading within the context of the classroom. (CO 1)
11. Define and explain two examples of how reading assessment tools could vary in answering the assessment questions. (CO 2, 3)
12. Describe how to conduct progressing monitoring of reading skills. (CO 4)
13. Enter WJ-IV Tests of Achievement scores into the WJ Scoring software. (CO 6)

 Module Activities 

Below is an outline of the items for which you will be responsible throughout the module.