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Chapter $sw1: $swSpecial $swEducation $swAssessment 1
Chapter $sw2: $swThe $swAssessment $swProcess 15
Chapter $sw3: $swIncluding $swParents $swand $swFamilies $swin $swthe $swAssessment 31
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Chapter $sw4: $swSelection $swof $swAssessment $swTools $swto $swPromote $swFair 44
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Chapter $ s w 5: $ s w Standardized $ s w Tests 59
Chapter $sw6: $swClassroom $swAssessment 75
Chapter $sw7: $swIntellectual $swPerformance 93
Chapter $ s w 8: $ s w Adaptive $ s w Behavior 106
Chapter $ s w 9: $ s w Learning $ s w Disabilities 114
Chapter $sw10: $swClassroom $swBehavior $swand $swBehavioral $swDisorders 130
Chapter $sw11: $swAcademic $swAchievement 145
Chapter $sw12: $swEnglish $swLanguage $swLearners 162
Chapter $sw13: $swReading 169
Chapter $sw14: $swMathematics 185
Chapter $sw15: $swWriting $swand $swOral $swLanguage 199
Chapter $sw16: $swEarly $swChildhood $swAssessment 220
Chapter $sw17: $swAssessment $swfor $swTransition $swand $swPlanning 236
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Special Education Assessment
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OVERVIEW
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$swgathering $sweducationally $swrelevant $swinformation $swto $swmake $swimportant $swdecisions
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$swassessment $swinformation $swis $swpresent $swthroughout $swthe $swentire $swprocess $swof $swspecial
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$sweducation $swservices, $swit $swmust $swbe $swdetermined $swif $swthe $swstudent $swmeets $swlegal
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OUTLINE
I. Definition $swof $swAssessment
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2. Special $sweducation $swassessment $swis $swsystematic
3. Special $sweducation $swassessment $swfocuses $swon $swthe $swcollection $swof
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4. Special $sweducation $swassessment $swis $swpurposeful
5. Special $sweducation $swassessment $swextends $swbeyond $swthe $swschool $swyears
B. Assessment, $swtesting, $swand $swdiagnosis $sware $swnot $swsynonymous
1. Tests $sware $swone $swtype $swof $swassessment $swtechnique
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