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Published on: 6/19/2001
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Brian Leung, Ph.D., associate professor at Loyola Marymount University, uses the mnemonic cue of RIOT, to recall the necessary elements of assessment:
Record Review: A review of student records includes health and developmental histories; previous test results; prior educational placements; attendance, anecdotal, and discipline records; primary language; and other relevant data, such as information from other professionals who work with the student privately.
Interview: Additional information may be collected through structured interviews, such as normed rating scales, and through informal discussions.Input from the classroom teacher and other school staff members, such as the principal, contributes to an individual student's assessment.The student and parents provide other perspectives on conditions within the school, home, and community which may be impacting behavior and performance, such as recent changes in the family.