For example, it shouldn’t have taken a re-evaluation, just three weeks after the initial evaluation, to probe additional areas. With the exception of the second go-around in 2016, each educator stated her evaluation to be comprehensive, even though data collected indicated a need to probe other areas. In 2019, an FCPS educator administered 18 subtests, at which point areas of need still were identified. In 2017, an FCPS educator administered 12 subtests (not the exact same subtests as 2016), at which point more areas of need were identified. A few weeks later, she administered eight additional subtests, at which point more areas of need were identified. ![]() In 2016, an FCPS educator administered eight subtests and areas if need were identified. The Many Definitions of “Comprehensive”įCPS educators administered portions of the KTEA-3 to my son four times in a period of three years. ![]() After I paid for a private assessment in sixth grade, he was assessed with Dyslexia and was reading on a third grade level, even though he still had good grades and passing state exams.Īfter I presented the private evaluation to Silverbrook Elementary School (SES) staff, and after SES insisted on doing its own “comprehensive” initial evaluation, I assumed FCPS would do a comprehensive evaluation-as in identify and assess all of his needs. I live in Fairfax County, Virginia, where (at the time of this writing) the KTEA-3 is the test Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) uses as the core test-and often the only test-when conducting educational evaluations.įCPS denied my son an evaluation three times between first and sixth grades. If your child has Dyslexia or is suspected of having Dyslexia, are you aware of the Dyslexia Index?ĭo you know if your school is cherry picking subtests to administer, what each subtest measures, and if they are appropriate for assessing your child’s needs (or suspected needs)? A Bit of Background If yes, do you know if the Brief Form or the Comprehensive Form is being administered?ĭo you know the difference between the Brief and the Comprehensive Forms? Is the Kaufman Test of Education Achievement (KTEA-3) being administered to your child? January 7, 2021: Article first published.
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