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Responsibilities of the LDT/C

What are the responsibilities of the LDT/C
 
The LDT/C:
  • Provides the educational assessment of individual students as part of the multi-disciplinary Child Study Team (CST) evaluation.
  • May be the CST representative on the Intervention and Referral Service (I & RS).
  • Provides case management services to students
  • Assigned to a student when it is determined that an initial evaluation shall be conducted.  [NJAC 6A:14-3.2(a)]
  • Coordinates the development, monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of the IEP.
  • Facilitates communication between home and school
  • Coordinates the annual review and reevaluation process [NJAC 6A:14-3.2(b)]
  • Consults with teachers regarding instruction, instructional strategies, modifications and accommodations, implementation of IEP and specific concerns and issues regarding individual students
  • Assists in providing initial IEP goals
  • Provides in-service training to teachers and parents
 

 

What are the responsibilities of the LDT/C
 
The LDT/C:
  • Provides the educational assessment of individual students as part of the multi-disciplinary Child Study Team (CST) evaluation.
  • May be the CST representative on the Intervention and Referral Service (I & RS).
  • Provides case management services to students
  • Assigned to a student when it is determined that an initial evaluation shall be conducted.  [NJAC 6A:14-3.2(a)]
  • Coordinates the development, monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of the IEP.
  • Facilitates communication between home and school
  • Coordinates the annual review and reevaluation process [NJAC 6A:14-3.2(b)]
  • Consults with teachers regarding instruction, instructional strategies, modifications and accommodations, implementation of IEP and specific concerns and issues regarding individual students
  • Assists in providing initial IEP goals
  • Provides in-service training to teachers and parents
 

 Educational Assessments

 An Educational Assessment includes, but is not limited to

  • Individualized Standardized Testing
  • Woodcock Johnson Test of Achievement IV
    • Most commonly used nationally normed assessment told
    • Data derived from the assessment assists in determining eligibility and creating an appropriate program
  • Battelle Developmental Inventory II
    • Motor
    • Cognitive
    • Personal/ Social
    • Communication
    • Adaptive
    • Functional Assessments
    • Preschool inventory of skills including
  • Observation in class or non-structured setting
  • Parent interview
  • Teacher interview
  • Student interview
  • Questionnaires