Adaptive skills. Reading skills. Vocabulary. Math skills. Grasp of language concepts. Social skills. Conversational skills. Sensory profile. Auditory processing. Vision. Articulation.
Yesterday was Sayer’s 3-year evaluation to determine continued eligibility for special education services. He passed! The meeting went fine and his team gave some promising information about his progress, but it is always deflating to see your child’s scores on the low end of the bell curve.
How nice it would be to have an assessment that would place your child firmly on the right side of the bell curve – moderately high to high. I decided that such an assessment will exist if I create it. So here is the 16 item Sayer Andrew Capability Assessment:
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Yesterday was Sayer’s 3-year evaluation to determine continued eligibility for special education services. He passed! The meeting went fine and his team gave some promising information about his progress, but it is always deflating to see your child’s scores on the low end of the bell curve.
How nice it would be to have an assessment that would place your child firmly on the right side of the bell curve – moderately high to high. I decided that such an assessment will exist if I create it. So here is the 16 item Sayer Andrew Capability Assessment:
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SAYER ANDREW CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT
Skill Items That Can Be Accomplished Always/Usually (3 points each)
Can walk three miles on a dirt path without stopping
Can hike seven miles with periodic rests and snacks
Will eat food prepared on a camp stove
Can climb ladder and go down water slide ten consecutive times
Can shop at Costco without having a meltdown in store
Can remember which street light in the neighborhood is missing a light bulb
Can hula hoop for at least two minutes
Can find print icon on any computer and use repeatedly
Knows exactly where to find Baby Einstein videos at public library
Knows when his shirt is slightly wet right before the bus comes in the morning
Can identify that a crying baby is sad
Can play Wii bowling
Can set the table using “I can set the table” place mats
Skills that can be accomplished Sometimes (2 points each)
Shop at Costco and not have a meltdown after leaving store
Use walking feet at swimming pool
Keep hands away from a crying baby
Sayer’s Raw Score: 45
Sayer score is in the 90-95% percentile
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I invite all of you to create an assessment suited to your own child’s unique skills and abilities. It would be great to share them – maybe we can start a Capability Assessment Database!
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2 comments:
Hi, I don't have time to make a bell curve today but..... when I was checking into having my son volunteer (with support) at a child care center as part of his school day, the lead teacher informed me that my son would need a Criminal Background Check. Hooray! She thought of him as a human being, and even though severely disabled, completely able to get into criminal trouble. Pam
Pam,
That's three points for Ben - being vetted to be sure he is not a criminal! We talk about inclusion, so there ya go!
Carol
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