Assessment and Diagnostic Testing as Special Education Teacher

Date: 21 October 2025

Time: 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Online Webinar: Zoom

A workshop looking at some forms of assessment and diagnostic testing in Special Education Teaching.

Learning Outcomes

We will look at checklists as an observation tool for working with students, standardised tests as diagnostic assessment tools and other formal assessment tools for use in schools.  

We will outline a variety of assessment methods including informal and formal procedures.

We will learn how to use assessments to establish a baseline for students, identify needs and track and monitor progress.

Bio

Annette Ormond, Grad Dip. SEN, M. Ed ASN. B.Sc. Psychology

''I am a primary teacher working in schools for the past 20 years. I have completed many different courses around educating students with Additional Needs and I have significant and varied experience in the area also working in SET, Mainstream, HSCL, Special class teaching and as a SENCO. I have worked with many different schools nationwide planning various aspects of the Continuum of Support with them and planning provision in their school for students with additional needs. I believe wholeheartedly in the difference we can make in the lives of people with many additional needs through our understanding and our knowledge. I worked with the Dyslexia Association of Ireland for eight years, as a tutor on the SNA course with UCD, and as a lecturer with Hibernia College on the Inclusion and Diversity module with the PME students. I was awarded the IATSE Testimonial and Award for excellence in Support Teaching in 2017 when studying at University College Dublin and the Louise Madigan Bursary Award for research in education in 2021. I worked as a member of the ILSA Executive Committee.''