Assessing the Needs of Children with Autism (ANCA)

In response to requests from local districts, Marcus Autism Center and Georgia Department of Education are continuing collaboration to offer training for selected staff to better meet the needs of children with ASDs in your school. This initiative will help locally nominated educators administer and use data from the ABLLS-R Assessments to guide the development of developmentally appropriate goals based on the individual needs of the learner.

Leading teachers, facilitators and coordinators from four educational regions will work directly with our consultants. The course material will be delivered via face-to-face instruction, telemedicine (video chat using a secure server) or webinars. Participants will be trained to:

• Administer and use the ABLLS-R to determine developmental needs and to plan appropriate instruction.

• Assist others in utilizing the ABLLS-R assessment.

• Determine appropriateness of other assessment tools.

Each Cohort II participant will identify at least one student to work with for the remainder of the sessions. Participants will conduct assessments with this child and develop goals and objectives based on the assessment.

Materials and competency measures for this child will be used throughout the training series, and the competency measures must be met by all participants. Attendance at all training sessions is necessary, as each training session builds on lessons from the previous session.

Selection and Registration of ANCA Participants

All Cohort II representatives who teach mild, moderate and low functioning students with autism from each school district with a foundational knowledge of Autism Spectrum Disorders attend these meetings and develop the capability of assisting with training for school systems. Special education directors are encouraged to work closely with project participants who can assist in building local program capacity.

The dates and locations for training sessions are posted and registration is currently available. All ANCA training sessions will be from 8:30 – 3:00. 

Cohort I participants will continue to be supported through two drive-in sessions during 2012-2013.  Dates and locations for these sessions will be posted at a later date.

For questions or additional information please contact Debbie Reagin at 404-232-1607 or dreagin@doe.k12.ga.us.

Registration:

          Session 1 Winter Registration         Session 2 Spring Registration

Prerequisite information will be emailed to all participants prior to Session I.