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Description: Psychologists and diagnosticians trained in using the Woodcock-Johnson IV rarely have the knowledge and experience necessary to validly evaluate students with visual impairments who use braille. Join this webinar to learn how to be a valuable team member in administering and scoring the tests and in interpreting the results. Instructor: Lynne Jaffe, Ph.D Instructor s Title: APH Consultant, assistant professor Instructor s Affiliation: University of Arizona, Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and Blind Instructor s Email: Ljaffe46@gmail.com Primary Core or ECC Area: Assessment Target Audience: This workshop is mainly intended for Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments so that they may partner with and provide information to psychologists and diagnosticians who may not have knowledge and experience in evaluating people who are blind and interpreting the results. It is expected that the psychologists and diagnosticians will be competent and experienced in testing, scoring, and interpreting the original WJ IV with sighted individuals. Learning Objectives: (a) Identify skills/knowledge assessed by each battery (b) Explain examples of test adaptations (c) Examine key differences between the print and the Braille Adaptation that can affect validity of the administration and the interpretation of the results |
