The form is then sent to Reading Services. An evaluator makes arrangements to administer a test battery to the child in the building. The selection of procedures will vary with the age of the child and the information given by the teacher on the referral. It will include both formal and informal tasks. Available information, such as SAT notes, will be incorporated.
Contact is made with the teacher before and after the evaluation.
A formal report will be sent to the principal who reads it and passes it along to the classroom teacher. It contains scores, observations, interpretation, and specific recommendations. Teaching models are usually included. Support staff involved with the child also receive copies. The teacher's copy is filed in the child's cumulative folder.