Roadrunners II

The focus of this class is to gain a better understanding of psychological testing.

The following is a course outline:

1. The importance of background information
2. The importance of school history
3. Testing
   1. Cognitive: WISC – IV (guest psychologist presents to class)
   2. Achievement testing (guest psychologist presents to class)
      1. A close look at the CTOPP (Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing)
      2. Informal testing (Gallistell-Ellis) and other informal tests
         1. Interpreting the Gallistell- Ellis
         2. Determining what needs to be taught based on test results
         3. Designing a lesson plan based on test results
4. The student profile
   1. How to write
5. A Comprehensive Orton-Gillingham lesson plan
   1. How to design
6. Understanding fine motor difficulties - Occupational Therapy
   1. Guest Speaker- Occupational Therapist
7. Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary
   1. Research from J. Carlisle book: Improving Reading Comprehenson
   2. Group reading text (I. Beck): Bringing Words To Life