Components of a TBI SPED Evaluation

Contents

• File review and background information
• Medical statement and health assessment
• Psychological evaluation
• Other assessments: motor, sensory, physical disabilities, communication, psycho-social
• Pre-injury performance
• Adaptive performance
• Observation in non-classroom setting
• Assessments to determine impact ofTBI
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File review and background information

• Gather information on learning style, grades, academic profile, and interests.
• Pay attention to school performance, social involvement, and behavior before and after the brain injury.
• Conduct a parent interview to more fully understand the student's interests, prior and current abilities, social emotional concerns, problems and improvements.

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Medical statement and health assessment

• Gather medical records documenting the occurrence of an event that may have resulted in aTBIwith signature by physician, nurse practitioner or physician's assistant.

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Psychological evaluation (to determine difficulties associated withTBI)

• Memory.
• Attention.
• Abstract thinking.
• Judgment.
• Problem solving.
• Reasoning.
• Information Processing.

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Other assessments: motor, sensory and physical disabilities

• Physical Therapist: mobility stamina issues.
• Occupational Therapist: fine motor, feeding protocol.
• School Nurse: seizure protocol, medication side effects.

Other assessments: Communication

• Speech.
• Pragmatic language.
• Abstract understanding of language.

Other assessments: Psycho-social

• Behavior.

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Pre-injury performance

• Previous evaluation results.
• Previous grades.
• Social involvement.
• Documentation of early development.
• Interviews with previous teachers.
• Parent interview.

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Adaptive performance

• Adaptive measures.
• Parent interview.
• Observation.

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Observation in non-classroom setting

• Look for social interaction.

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Assessments to determine impact ofTBI

• Academic assessments in suspected areas of difficulty.
• Current grades.
• Behavior reports from file review.
• Adaptive behavior assessment.
• Teacher interview for: fatigue issues, medication effects, learning style, processing speed, etc.

Additional assessments as needed.

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Related Tools

Components of a TBI SPED Evaluation

TBI Evaluation Checklist