Using Checklists and Diagnostic Tests as Effective tools for Teaching, Planning and Assessment (P) Workshop 1 25.1.2022

Workshop 1 for primary teachers looking at some forms of assessment and diagnostic testing in Special Education Teaching. We will look at checklists as an observation tool for working with students, standardised tests as diagnostic assessment tools, YARC, Social skills assessments, Dyslexia Portfolio, Smart Moves, MALT, CAT 3 and Test 2r.

While the workshops are linked, it is not essential to attend both, individual booking is required for each webinar.  Workshop 2: Assessment and Diagnostic Testing as a Special Education Teacher (P) Workshop 2 8.2.2022

Presenter Biography- Annette Ormond, Grad Dip. SEN, M.Ed ASN

I am a primary teacher working in schools for the past sixteen years. I am a passionate lifelong learner and am currently completing a Masters in Educational Leadership in Waterford Institute of Technology. I am studying towards a degree in psychology with the Open University also. I have completed many different courses in the area of educating children with Special Educational Needs and I have significant and varied experience in the area also. I believe wholeheartedly in the difference we can make in the lives of people with many additional needs through our understanding and our knowledge. I have worked with the Dyslexia Association of Ireland for the past seven years and was awarded the IATSE Testimonial and Award for excellence in Support Teaching in 2017 when studying in University College Dublin.