Assignment Instructions/ Description
Assessment Description
For this assignment, take on the role of a special education teacher at a K-5 elementary school. Your principal has asked you to prepare a presentation to inform new general education teachers about the basics of special education identification and referral, evaluation, and eligibility for individuals with disabilities.
Create a 10-15 slide digital presentation on the topic of special education referral, evaluation, and placement procedures.
Within your presentation:
Review the RTI and MTSS processes and how they support students with and without disabilities who are struggling academically.
RTI Versus MTSS
While both models take a proactive, data-driven, and multi-level approach, RTI has traditionally focused on improving academic outcomes for struggling students.
MTSS takes a broader approach to address the needs of the whole student, including behavioral and social and emotional needs. MTSS involves more community and family engagement, and an integrated school culture with strong leadership to drive its implementation. With MTSS, academic success is indeed important�and the RTI model plays a big role in that�but MTSS casts a more comprehensive and wider net.
One way to visualize RTI vs. MTSS is that RTI lives under the wider umbrella of MTSS.
Additional initiatives that are part of the MTSS model also fall under the umbrella, including:
Professional development
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
Collaborative teamwork among all stakeholders
Thoughtful curriculum design
Data-driven decision making
Parental/family/community involvement
Describe laws, policies, and procedures regarding referrals, assessments, and placements for students who have, or are suspected as having, a disability. Include which individuals may make such a referral and distinguish special education identification from a special education referral .
Identify rights and responsibilities of students being evaluated for special education services, their parents, teachers, schools, and other professionals within the evaluation process .
Include a title slide, reference slide, and presenter�s notes.
Your digital presentation should include graphics that are relevant to the content, visually appealing, and use space appropriately.
Support your presentation with a minimum of three scholarly resources, referencing all applicable laws and policies.