Check In at 8:15am. Workshop 8:30am to 3:00pm.

Presented by: Allease Glamore, M.S., School Psychologist, Diagnostic Center, Southern California
 

The Southern California Ordinal Scales-Cognition, developed at the Diagnostic Center, provides educators a descriptive framework for understanding students’ cognitive abilities.  Based on Piaget’s developmental levels, the “Scales” are among the most culture-free and nonsexist instruments available.  It utilizes a flexible format for assessing the cognition of both low and high-functioning students.  However, practitioners will find them especially useful for evaluating low-functioning and difficult to assess students of all ages.  The information they derive is useful for developing instructional, communication and behavioral support programming.  This series of seminars will introduce and demonstrate Scales administration and interpretation

Participants will:

1. Review the developmental theory of Piaget, with particular emphasis on its applicability to educational settings, curriculum, and behavior

2. Achieve basic competency in administrating a variety of Scales items

3. Understand the Scales’ qualitative scoring system

4. Interpret and translate the results into specific recommendations for educational staff

Please note:Participants must bring their own copy of the Cognition Scales Manual and Protocol to each session.  For SLPs, the Communication Scales Manual is recommended as it is useful if administered in conjunction with the Cognitive Scales.  These manuals are available from Zilprint, www.zilprint.com.  They will not be available the day of the training.

Note to SLPs: This training will mainly cover the Cognition Scale and touch briefly on some of the skills that overlap between the Cognitive and Communication Scales.

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