SUPPORT SERVICE building on ability Cognitive Abilities Test 4 Irish Edition Using the results for analysis tracking and planning for students with Special Educational Needs SEN Angela Martin ID: 524083
Download Presentation The PPT/PDF document "SPECIAL EDUCATION" is the property of its rightful owner. Permission is granted to download and print the materials on this web site for personal, non-commercial use only, and to display it on your personal computer provided you do not modify the materials and that you retain all copyright notices contained in the materials. By downloading content from our website, you accept the terms of this agreement.
Slide1
SPECIAL EDUCATION SUPPORT SERVICEbuilding on ability
Cognitive Abilities Test 4: Irish EditionUsing the results for analysis, tracking and planning for students with Special Educational Needs (SEN)Angela Martin
Special Education Support Service 2016Slide2
SESSSpecial Education Support Service 2016Slide3
Online support www.sess.ieTelephone SupportIn-School Support (School Visit/School Seminar)SESS-designed seminars, conferences and coursesOnline Learning
Special Education Support Service 2016SESS models of supportSlide4
www.sess.ie Special Education Support Service 2016Slide5
Legislation – Common ThemesTransparency & AccountabilitySpecial Education Support Service 2016Slide6
Inclusion is not about placing children in mainstream schools. It is about changing schools to make them more responsive to the needs of all children.Special Education Support Service 2016Slide7
Level of Support in SchoolsSERC 19931309 Remedial Teachers390 Special Classes251.5 SNAs
2015/20165,000 posts in schools GAM + LS
6,832 RTs allocated by NCSE1,000+ Special Classes (740+ P & 260+ PP)1,100+ Teachers in Special Schools11,940 SNAs available to NCSE
SEN Budget = €1.4 Billion (2015/2016)
This is greater than the budget for 3
rd
level
This accounts for 17% of the total Education Budget
Special Education Support Service 2016Slide8
SignpostsSpecial Education Support Service 2016Slide9
Special Education Support Service 2016New Model of Resource AllocationSlide10
Students with the greatest need should receive proportionately the most support ( NCSE, 2013;p.8)Ensure the additional teaching supports are available to students in a timely mannerProposed allocation of Support TeacherRecognition that student functioning can improve through intervention over timeModel based on profiled need of school. No need for diagnosis of disability ( NCSE, 2013;p.50)Special Education Support Service 2016
New Model for Resource Allocation NCSE, 2014Slide11
Our School’s Experience of Assessment
Monitoring of Student Progress
Evidence Based Approaches
Universal Screening
Academic Success
Social, Emotional and Behavioural Competence
Special Education Support Service 2016Slide12
Special Education Support Service 2016Foundation StoneAbility Testing Slide13
CAT4 is the new edition of GL Assessment’s Cognitive Abilities Test, Ireland’s most widely used test of reasoning abilities for pupils aged 7 to 17+ years. CAT4 Irish Edition has been fully standardised for Ireland from ages 10:06 to 17+ years on a sample of 6,500 pupils, providing accurate, up-to-date data.Special Education Support Service 2016CAT 4: Irish EditionSlide14
Special Education Support Service 2016Benefits of the CAT 4 for Students with SENSlide15
Special Education Support Service 2016Tests & Sub-testsSlide16
Special Education Support Service 2016Verbal Reasoning – Thinking With WordsSlide17
Special Education Support Service 2016Quantitative (or Numerical) Reasoning – Thinking With NumbersSlide18
Special Education Support Service 2016Non-Verbal Reasoning – thinking with shapesSlide19
Special Education Support Service 2016Spatial Ability – thinking with shape and spaceSlide20
Special Education Support Service 2016ScoringSlide21
Special Education Support Service 2016WorkshopSlide22
Special Education Support Service 2016Slide23
Special Education Support Service 2016Slide24
Special Education Support Service 2016Student ASlide25
Special Education Support Service 2016Student BSlide26
Special Education Support Service 2016Student CSlide27
Special Education Support Service 2016Planning AheadSlide28
Special Education Support Service 2016Post Primary SeminarsSlide29
Contact DetailsSpecial Education Support Service,c/o Cork Education Support Centre, The RectoryWestern RoadCork
amartin@sess.ie 0874130779
Special Education Support Service 2016