Tests and Measurements for the Parent, Teacher, Advocate and Attorney

Peter and Pam Wright compose a comprehensive article for parents, teachers, advocates and attorneys. The purpose of which is to help lay people and professionals recognize the value of reading and understanding educational test scores. Attorney Peter Wright Esq., and Psychotherapist Pam Wright who is also a co-author of three books on special education law use their collective expertise to bring the education and legal process together which allows the reader to study and interpret information about assessments and evaluation with the hope of getting maximum benefit for the child receiving special educational services.

Education: What Does It Mean For Your Child

From my Factoidz page: The PACER Center is a Minnesota training and information center funded by the U. S. Department of Education Office of Special Education (n.d., http://www.pacer.org/) writes an article for LD online explaining to lay people the evaluation process for special education. The article gives brief descriptions of measurement tools and the function of individual assessments. In addition, questions such as, “What questions should I consider when evaluation or reevaluation is proposed?” and” What if I disagree with the school’s evaluation? (p.5)” are discussed. To illustrate the points for reference made in the article, Evaluation: What does it mean for Your Child? (PACER Center, 2007) a fictitious family scenario will be developed in this paper.