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Navigating Neurodiverse Education Podcast
Welcome to the "Navigating Neurodiverse Education" podcast, where we offer strategies and insights to help parents create the ideal learning environment for their neurodiverent child. Whether you're a parent or a supportive family member, you'll find practical advice and inspiring discussions for the educational journey ahead.
Navigating Neurodiverse Education Podcast
Podcast 92 - A Better Way of Measuring Learning
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Podcast Episode: A Better Way of Measuring Learning
Have you ever looked at your child’s school report and thought, “I still don’t know what my child can actually do?”
For many parents of neurodivergent children, children with complex needs, and twice-exceptional learners, traditional reports filled with grades, percentiles and curriculum levels can leave more questions than answers.
In this episode of The Neurodiverse Education Hub Podcast, Ruth explores why criterion-based assessment offers a more meaningful way to understand your child’s learning.
Rather than comparing children to their peers, criterion-based assessments identify the skills a child has mastered, celebrate their individual progress, and provide a clear roadmap for what comes next.
In this episode, you’ll discover:
• Why comparing children doesn’t tell the whole story.
• The four key benefits of criterion-based assessments.
• How criterion-based assessment supports neurodivergent and twice-exceptional learners.
• Evidence-based ways schools can measure progress beyond traditional testing.
• Teaching strategies that should follow assessment - including :
- Explicit Instruction,
- The Concrete–Representational–Abstract (CRA) approach,
- Progress monitoring and Universal Design for Learning (UDL). •
- Practical questions every parent can ask at their child’s next school meeting.
Assessment should be more than a score.
It should identify strengths, celebrate growth, guide teaching, and help every child experience success.
If you’ve ever wondered whether there is a better way to understand your child’s learning, this episode is for you.
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The Neurodiverse Education Hub Website
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e-book - Navigating Education: A Parent's Guide to Choosing the Right Primary School for your Neurodivergent Child
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Work With Me - Individual Education Plans (IEP's), Play Skills,