ASSESSING ADULT STUDENTS FOR THE DISABLED STUDENT'S ALLOWANCE
Tests, Interpretation & Report Writing
Communicate-ed is an Authorised Assessment CPD provider for the SpLD Assessment Standards Committee (SASC). This course is approved by SASC for Assessor Practicing Certificate core hours.A practical course for Specialist Teachers assessing students for the DSA. The course is written from a practitioner’s perspective and will give guidance on writing clear, accurate reports that follow the recommended guidelines. It will also address common issues that arise particularly when assessors are relatively inexperienced.
The course will cover:
The assessment
* The interview
* Alternative questionnaires
* Tests – core tests and optional tests
* Practical considerations – timing, overtesting
The report
* The recommended template
* Consideration of potential readers
* Comment writing - developing a clear style
* Use of qualifying descriptors
Identification
* The conclusion
* Co-morbidity issues
* Recommendations
Good practice
* Feedback
* Timings
* Presentation
* Data storage
The course tutor is Ros Lehany
Ros was an Adult Dyslexia coordinator at Dyslexia Action and has tutored on their Postgraduate certificate course. She works part time at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance in Leeds where she is responsible for diagnostic assessment, support and the administration of DSA related issues. As an independent consultant (Dyslexia Solutions) she delivers training across the sector and regularly carries out assessments to support DSA applications. She has been chair of the Association of Dyslexia Specialists in Higher Education (ADSHE) since June 2008 and she currently sits on the Disabled Students Stakeholder Group at Student Loans Company.
Courses
Please click on the date of the course to download full course information and application form (PDF format: to be printed and posted to the mailing address shown with payment).
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