Comprehensive assessment in Special Education is the
process used to determine a child’s specific learning strengths and needs and
to determine whether or not the child is eligible for special education or
services. Assessment in Special Education is a process that involves collection
of information about the child for the purpose of making decisions. Assessment,
is known as evaluation, can be seen as a problem-solving process that involves
many ways of collecting information about the child.An assessment is “a process that involves the systematic
collection and interpretation of a wide variety of information on which the
base instructional/intervention decisions and, when appropriate, classification
and placement decisions. Assessment is primarily a problem-solving process”.
At present our Kakinada Base centre, L.B Nagar, Jagannathapuram,
Ongole and Saluru are providing Comprehensive assessment services like taking
information regarding birth history and methods of development of the child.
Later on psychological assessment will be done by using tools, through
assessment, IQ will be measured by psychologist and information will be passed
on to other therapeutic members along with Special Educator. After
psychological assessment Special Educator will follow system of functional
assessment to the child by using checklist and gather information towards his
strengths and weaknesses. Later on according to his age, level and need based
curriculum he will be planned to follow the training.