Referral & Assessment for Assistive Technology -Megan Clark

1. "A four step process for determining the individual needs of the student and for providing the appropriate AT, ongoing support, and continuous assessment to meet those needs" (Beard, Carpenter, & Johnston, 2011, p. 42).

1.1. Reference: Beard,L.,Caroebter, L.,Johnston, L (2011) Assistive Technology: Access for all students: Pearson Education Inc. Upper Saddle River , NJ.

2. Step 1: Referral for AT Assessment -team collaborates about student data, medical data, vision/hearing reports, current tech in use, and background/prior services (Beard, Carpenter, & Johnston, 2011, p. 43)

3. Step 2: Conducting an AT Assessment -AT specialist and team perform direct observation, interviews, formal assessment, and put it all together (Beard, Carpenter, & Johnston, 2011, p. 43-44)

4. Step 3: The IEP Team -learning goals & AT should align to access curriculum. Perform device trials, research, borrow/lease, train, and collect data (Beard, Carpenter, & Johnston, 2011, p. 45-46)

5. Step 4: Implementation of AT device -purchase device, additional training, assistance/monitoring, support, ongoing assessment (Beard, Carpenter, & Johnston, 2011, p. 46)