Evaluation

Interval recording involves observing whether a behavior occurs or does not occur during specified time periods and is useful for high-rate behaviors that are difficult to count and/or do not have a clear beginning or end.

This video shows one educator sharing how she uses a trial-by-trial data collection form. This form is intended for use by teachers, paraprofessionals, and other service providers collecting data for student Individualized Education Program (IEP) goals and baseline data to determine a need for new/updated IEP goals or behavior intervention.

Requirements and best practices for obtaining informed consent for conducting evaluations and initiating special education and related services.

 This video shows one educator sharing how she uses a duration collection form. This form is intended for use by teachers, paraprofessionals, and other service providers collecting data for student Individualized Education Program (IEP) goals and baseline data to determine a need for new/updated IEP goals or behavior intervention.  

This Intervention Observation form can be used when observing the student during an intervention. The multidisciplinary team (MDT) may use this template or revise it to create a form tailored to gather information during a special education evaluation.

This Core Content Area/Tier 1: Instructional Observation form is for observing the student during general education instruction. The multidisciplinary team (MDT) may use this template or revise it to create a form tailored to gather information during a special education evaluation.

This data collection form is intended for use by teachers, paraprofessionals, and other service providers collecting data for student Individualized Education Program (IEP) goals and baseline data to determine a need for new/updated IEP goals or behavior intervention. Frequency recording is a way to