Striking the Balance Avoiding Over- and Under-Testing

Striking the Balance Avoiding Over- and Under-Testing

About the Session:

In this webinar, participants will review considerations when choosing assessment tools. Assessment examiners want to be efficient with their time as well as the student's time when being taken out of class for evaluation purposes. However, teams also want to ensure that a comprehensive assessment has been completed that answers the referral question. Considerations to strike this balance will be reviewed. 

Learning Objectives:

• Determining steps to take prior to beginning the administration of tests to help determine the reason for referral.
• Checking in along the evaluation process to help determine whether additional testing is needed.
• Interpreting the assessment results alongside other sources of data.

Instructor Credentials:

Jenny Ponzuric: Jenny is a School Psychologist, Licensed Educational Psychologist, and Educational Consultant.

Jenny enjoys providing training to school districts on best practices related to students with learning disabilities, including dyslexia. Other training topics include Executive Functioning, Report Writing and Presenting Results, as well as Eligibilities including AUT, OHI, and ED.  She served as a Director in Teacher Support Services within the Ventura County Office of Education for over three years. Prior to coming to the county office, Jenny worked as a school psychologist for the Conejo Valley Unified School District for 13 years. She is the past president of the CA Association of School Psychologists and the Ventura County Association of School Psychologists. Jenny has also earned her Post-Graduate Certificate in School Neuropsychology.