Assessment in O&MAssessment in O&M

What Has It Been? What Has It Been?

What Is It Now? What Is It Now?

What Can It Look Like In The Future?What Can It Look Like In The Future?

Dawn Anderson & Rob Wall EmersonDawn Anderson & Rob Wall Emerson

Western Michigan UniversityWestern Michigan University

Why do we do Assessment?Why do we do Assessment?

It identifies the needIt identifies the need– Establishes Eligibility for O&M ServiceEstablishes Eligibility for O&M Service– It fulfills the Special Ed. LawIt fulfills the Special Ed. Law– Meets requirements for fundingMeets requirements for funding– Identifies the learner’s current level of Identifies the learner’s current level of

functioningfunctioning

What are we trying to find? What are we trying to find?

What are their travel needs? What are their travel needs? – Current and FutureCurrent and Future

What do they know and what can they do? What do they know and what can they do? How and what are they likely to learn?How and what are they likely to learn?Is there a change in knowledge or skills?Is there a change in knowledge or skills?

What Has it Been? What Has it Been?

What were you taught about Assessment?What were you taught about Assessment?– More than 40 years of experience More than 40 years of experience – More than 25 years of experienceMore than 25 years of experience

What Has it Been? What Has it Been?

Information GatheringInformation GatheringObservation Observation

Recommendations Recommendations

Hill Concept Test Hill Concept Test Brigance Brigance

Checklist of O&M SkillsChecklist of O&M Skills

What Has it Been?What Has it Been?

Checklist of Skills- Location SpecificChecklist of Skills- Location SpecificEach school and VA have own documentsEach school and VA have own documents

O&M ToolsO&M Tools Environmental conceptsEnvironmental concepts Spatial conceptsSpatial concepts

What is it Now? What is it Now?

What were you taught about Assessment? What were you taught about Assessment? – Graduates from the past 10 yearsGraduates from the past 10 years

What have you learned through continuing What have you learned through continuing education?education?

What tools have you discovered? What tools have you discovered? What has been the most useful tool?What has been the most useful tool?

What Tools are Available? What Tools are Available?

The Oregon Project The Oregon Project The Preschool O&M Screening The Preschool O&M Screening TAPSTAPS New Mexico O&M Skills InventoryNew Mexico O&M Skills Inventory Los Angeles O&M Skills Assessment Los Angeles O&M Skills Assessment Michigan O&M Skills Assessment Michigan O&M Skills Assessment VA and Agency AssessmentsVA and Agency Assessments

Related ToolsRelated Tools

Inventory of Purposeful MovementInventory of Purposeful Movement FVA in O&MFVA in O&M CVI O&M Resolution ChartCVI O&M Resolution Chart Boehm Test of Basic ConceptsBoehm Test of Basic Concepts Hill Concept Test Hill Concept Test Environmental AssessmentsEnvironmental Assessments TMAD TMAD

6 Steps to Assessment 6 Steps to Assessment

1. Interviews 1. Interviews 2. Review Records and Files 2. Review Records and Files 3. Observations 3. Observations 4. Natural Routines 4. Natural Routines 5. Specific Skills 5. Specific Skills 6. Assessment Tool 6. Assessment Tool

(Fazzi & Petersmeyer, Knott)(Fazzi & Petersmeyer, Knott)

What Can it Look Like in the What Can it Look Like in the Future? Future?

Is the current model serving your Is the current model serving your students/clients effectively? students/clients effectively?

What do you need to serve your students What do you need to serve your students more effectively? more effectively?

What do you need to meet the requirements What do you need to meet the requirements of Special Education and Third Party of Special Education and Third Party Insurers? Insurers?

Is it meeting the needs of the profession? Is it meeting the needs of the profession?

A Vision of Assessment A Vision of Assessment

All kids who are VI have access to O&M All kids who are VI have access to O&M assessment and instruction. assessment and instruction.

Standards of practice where O&M Standards of practice where O&M Specialists administering the assessments Specialists administering the assessments find similar outcomes across multiple tests find similar outcomes across multiple tests and various administrators. and various administrators.

A Vision of AssessmentA Vision of Assessment

Strengthen the Environmental and safety Strengthen the Environmental and safety aspects of the assessment. aspects of the assessment.

Standardized assessment tools that have a Standardized assessment tools that have a research base to show they are reliable and research base to show they are reliable and valid. valid.

We create a body of data from assessment We create a body of data from assessment that allows for research that demonstrates that allows for research that demonstrates efficacy of O&M. efficacy of O&M.