Speaking and listening
English K–6
Support Materials for Students with Special Education Needs
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Assessing interaction skills
Interaction skills checklist
Purpose:
To capture an overview of a student’s use of the skills required to commence,
maintain and complete interactions.
Instructions
Step 1:
Observe the student across a range of contexts (eg in the playground, during structured
lessons, during group work) and interacting with a range of people (eg teachers, peers).
Step 2:
Rate each skill using the rating scale on th
The ratings (
rarely
,
occasionally
,
usually
and
always
) should be considered in relation to the
student’s peers.
The teacher may wish firstly to complete the checklist for a student(s) with age-appropriate
interaction skills and use this as a benchmark to consider the target student’s ratings.
Step 3:
Use Form 1 to consider skills where the student rates rarely and occasionally.
Step 4:
Prioritise the identified skills for explicit instruction or targeted practice and record
in the
Summary
.
ASSESSMENT
