Subject: Special Ed.

From: "Susan M. Ford" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 1997 17:28:03 -0400 (EDT)

Hi!My name is Sue Ford. Iam taking graduate courses this summer to work
towards my permanant certification in special ed. One of my assignments is
to find a special ed. teacher on the "net" and do a ten question
interview.Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to respond to
the 10 questions about the field of special ed. and send them back to me,
provided this message doesn't self-destruct because of my lack of computer
skills.I'm sure this is just what you always wanted to do on your
vacation (yeah;right1), but seriously, I'd be eternally
grateful.How's that for motivation?In advance, thank you for your time and
patience. .
Here they are  
1 What role do you have in the assessment of students suspected of having
a disability? 
2 Has the role changed over the years?
3 Is it important for you to be able to understand students' evaluation
reports?
4 Is it important to be able to understand test scores and what they
mean?
5 What type of informatiion is most valuable in determining 

         whether a student is disabled?
         the special education service a student needs?
6 How do you determine  students'learning progress?
7 In your opinion, who plays the dominant role in the pre-referral process
of students with special needs?
8 What is the pre-referral process in your district?
9 What ares could be changed to improve the effectiveness of the
assessment process?
10 Do you have input into what tests are given for assessment purposes?

Well, that completes the interview. Thank you to anyone who took the time
to reply.Have a great summer and good luck in September!And we're out of
here!