SEN Support Toolkit

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4. Understanding need

4.1. Baseline Assessments

To give a better overview of their needs and to help support them with their learning, it may be helpful for students to complete a range of baseline assessments .  All the assessments below are classed as "open" which means that you do not have to have any specific training to administer them.  Whilst some of the assessments listed below can be accessed free of charge, others require purchase from the provider.  Details can be found by following the given links. 


Assessment

Link

All about me  

https://www.pookyknightsmith.com/download-all-about-me-sheet-to-enable-child-centred-meetings/

Autism Progression Framework 

https://www.autismeducationtrust.org.uk/sites/default/files/2021-09/Progression_Framework_accompanying_documents.pdf

British Picture Vocabulary Scale £

https://www.gl-assessment.co.uk/assessments/products/british-picture-vocabulary-scale/  

Cognitive Ability Tests (CATS)  £

https://www.gl-assessment.co.uk/assessments/cat4/

Detailed Assessment of Speed of Handwriting (DASH) £

https://www.pearsonclinical.co.uk/store/ukassessments/en/Store/Professional-Assessments/Motor-Sensory/Detailed-Assessment-of-Speed-of-Handwriting/p/P100009284.html

Sandwell Early Numeracy Test £

https://www.gl-assessment.co.uk/assessments/products/sandwell-early-numeracy-test/

Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)

https://www.sdqinfo.org/a0.html

Suffolk Reading Scale £

https://support.gl-assessment.co.uk/knowledge-base/assessments/srs-support/administration/introduction-to-suffolk-reading-scale-digital/

Test of Abstract Language Comprehension (TALC) £

https://www.elklan.co.uk/Shop/TALC_1

Progression Tools (to identify children who may be struggling to develop their speech, language and communication skills) £

Early Years https://speechandlanguage.org.uk/shop-for-educators/progression-tools-early-years-set

Primary Years www.speechandlanguage.org.uk/shop-for-educators/progression-tools-from-the-communication-trust-for-primary-years-set/

Secondary Years www.speechandlanguage.org.uk/shop-for-educators/progression-tools-from-the-communication-trust-for-secondary-years-set/

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