Hi
I would really like to know where this came from. i.e. who came up with
the recommendations?
Regards
Peter Hill
Rob Hayward wrote:
> What do you all make of this?? 'Assessment of Performance Attainment', eh?
> A new layer (for better or for worse) is creeping in...
> see
> http://www.dfes.gov.uk/studentsupport/administrators/dsp_section_53_10.9.shtml
> Chapter 7a - page 35
>
> C32 The tests used in the diagnostic assessment should be either the
> Wechsler Adult Intelligence Test (WAIS) or the Wechsler Intelligence Scale
> for Children (WISC). If the diagnostic evidence is more than 2 years old
> at the time of entry to HE, the student should be required to undergo an
> 'Assessment of Performance Attainment' which would provide an update on
> their current performance in reading, writing and spelling. A new
> 'Assessment of Performance' should be requested when the diagnostic report
> is more than two years old at the time of entry to higher education
> regardless of the student's age when the diagnostic assessment was carried
> out. Cognitive functioning is unlikely to change even if the student was
> diagnosed as a child and there is no requirement for a reassessment of
> cognitive functioning to be carried out. However, reading, writing and
> spelling could change in adulthood. The 'Assessment of Performance
> Attainment is a 'top up' diagnosis which provides up to date evidence of
> the student's current degree of difficulty in reading, writing and
> spelling. The top up diagnosis should be based on standardised tests
> suitable for adults, such as the Wider Range Achievement Tests (WRAT) and
> Woodcock Reading Mastery Test (WRMT). LEAs may also wish to consult
> section 145 of the Report of the National Working Party on Dyslexia in
> Higher Education (published in January 1999) for further advice on suitable
> 'top up' tests. The Assessment of Performance Attainment is part of the
> diagnosis and the cost should be met by the student. The Assessment of
> Performance Attainment could be accepted if carried out by a Special Needs
> Teacher or other psychologists, such as clinical or occupational
> psychologists, who are not chartered.
>
>
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