Assessment as a Service Not a Place: Transitioning Assessment Centers to School-Based Identification Systems

Many students with less-apparent disabilities—such as children with learning disabilities—remain unidentified and do not receive the academic supports they need to succeed in school (Friend & Bursuck, 2012). This guide from RTI International attempts to address the lack of appropriate, useful disability screening and identification systems and services as countries look to educate all students in inclusive settings. Specifically, this guide introduces viable options for screening and identification related to vision, hearing, and learning disabilities in inclusive classrooms in LMICs. It also provides guidance on how LMICs can transition from an assessment-center model toward a school-based identification model that better serves an inclusive education system.

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User Type

School leadership

 

Target Outcomes

Non-academic
Language
English

Relevance

Relevance: 3 out of 5

Target Population

Pre-primary
Lower primary
Upper primary
Secondary
Staff/Adults
Year created/revised
2020
Evidence-based and/or insights-driven
True

User Friendliness

User friendliness: 2 out of 5

Keywords

special education, transitioning, inclusive, targeted interventions, context-based assessments, multidisciplinary, holistic understanding, " Inclusive Education, Assessment for Inclusive Education, Support for Students with needs