Sentences with phrase «other special tests»

We immediately performed bloodwork, X-rays, and other special tests to determine the extent of the damage that such extreme malnutrition had done to Reese's fragile body.

Are there any other special tests I should be having?

Not exact matches

A special needs trust lets parents, other family members and other interested parties contribute funds for the benefit of a disabled person, while also enabling him or her to still receive means - tested benefits such as Medicaid and Security Supplemental Income (SSI).

Other menu items excluded from the labeling requirements include condiments (unless listed on the menu), daily specials, temporary menu items (less than 60 days in a calendar year), custom orders, and food offered for sale for less than 90 consecutive days as part of a market test.

That's why the other day, when I was hanging around the Epicurious Test Kitchen, I took special notice of something Associate Food Editor Anna Stockwell was doing: She made a salad dressing with almond butter.

If this doesn't work, the child would be tested for a specific learning disability or other impairment to help determine qualification for special services.

There are over 175 tested recipes, all dairy - free, a shopping and eating out guide, a list of hidden sources of dairy, ideas for nursing moms who have to go off of all dairy, ideas for birthday parties, school, and other special occasions, quick meal ideas and a list of dairy - free snacks, as well as tips and tricks for cooking dairy - free.

Some other abnormalities that can be detected from these special tests include Down Syndrome, Turners» Syndrome, Tay - Sachs disease, sickle cell anemia, Edwards Syndrome.

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Planning special menus, creating «National Breakfast Month» cafeteria decorations, and even holding student taste - tests or other contests are all terrific ways to increase awareness of your school breakfast program.

On a more mundane level, other than an appearance in the commentary box of Test Match Special during the second Ashes test (following David Cameron the previous day), he's avoided being a media man for all seasons in the way Blair Test Match Special during the second Ashes test (following David Cameron the previous day), he's avoided being a media man for all seasons in the way Blair test (following David Cameron the previous day), he's avoided being a media man for all seasons in the way Blair was.

Fariña recently told Capital she believes some charter schools can have a positive effect on the public system, while knocking others (without naming specific schools) for touting high test scores, but not accepting special education or English Language Learner students.

Recognizing the educational challenges represented by children in poverty, who are not fluent in English or have other special needs, the Bloomberg administration — even as it relentlessly encouraged the growth of charter schools — built a citywide methodology designed to look past simple comparisons of average school scores on state tests.

Two other cases for special dispensation are chemicals used in standard analytical tests.

On the other hand, when Wolfgang Jantzen, a special - education expert who retired in 2005 from the University of Bremen in Germany, tested affected 11 - year - olds — whose language skills were at about a four - year - old level — on spatial tasks, they performed almost age - appropriately.

The eyewitness» special perspective as well as the necessity of dealing critically with accounts of the past was less clear to them than they were to the other two test groups.

The increase in medical radiation exposure (from 0.53 mSv to 3.0 mSv) stemmed primarily from a rise in the use of computer tomography (CT) scans (which use x-rays to create cross sectional images of inside the body to spot tumors, clogged arteries, among other things), and nuclear imaging tests, which involve injecting radioactive chemicals into the bloodstream that can be picked up by special instruments and used to create images of the body's inner structures.

Other tests keep proteins in their normal shape but require expensive chemicals or special equipment.

And that «failure» led Peichel and her colleagues to later brainstorm — and build — a special fish tank with transparent compartments for two males and one female that allowed them to test other aspects of fish mating preferences.

In other words, unless special probes are spiked in, the coverage of a given gene from a company's panel test is probably the same as you'd get from their exome - wide test.

There are some other lab tests but they need special interpretation by practitioners to recognize and treat Adrenal Fatigue.

I also took a special Parasites test that was sent to a lab in Colorado, as well as a Comprehensive Stool Analysis test (Genova Diagnostics, and Intestinal Permeability test as well to rule out other digestion issues including Leaky Gut.

Some other things worth knowing, that you don't see above, is that Dr. Neil Clark Warren, an American clinical psychologist, Christian theologian, and seminary professor, is one of the creative minds behind eHarmony, its compatibility test, its success, and its special promotions like Free Communication Weekend.

Up until this point, the bond has been special, but that is put to the test once a genetic experiment gone wrong changes George and other animals into enormous creatures that threaten to cause a global catastrophe if not somehow contained.

Other features: the Fox special «Mutant Watch», a fairly routine making - of structured around a Kelly hearing; Hugh Jackman's screen test (notable for unused conversation between Logan and Rogue); brief clips of Bryan Singer on «Charlie Rose» (more, please); Animatics (or, X-Men meets «Reboot» — computer - generated storyboards for a couple of action sequences); a very extensive gallery of costume and production designs; two trailers and three TV spots (none of them, disappointingly, the mock - campaign ad that ran on late night cable); a promo for the soundtrack CD; and two easy - to - spot Easter eggs (in one, an outtake, we're made privy to a hilarious, Marvel - centric practical joke) within underimagined animated menus.

The game mode does now have a special co-op mode where you and two other friends can work together on a team against other players, and that is something intriguing, though at this stage it still can't be truly tested out.

Per Batman-News.com, there was a test screening recently and while the special effects were still in the early stages, the film was described as «an emotional action movie» with a tone more similar to Wonder Woman than to other entries in the DCEU.

In challenging the use of value - added models as part of evaluation systems, the teachers» unions cite concerns about the volatility of test scores in the systems, the fact that some teachers have far more students with special needs or challenging home circumstances than others, and the potential for teachers facing performance pressure to warp instruction in unproductive ways, such as via «test prep.»

This special report highlights common misconceptions about the approach and shows how formative assessment differs from other kinds of assessments, such as summative or benchmark tests.

The study found that after multimedia technology was used to support project - based learning, eighth graders in Union City, New Jersey, scored 27 percentage points higher than students from other urban and special needs school districts on statewide tests in reading, math, and writing achievement.

Moreover, there may be other factors, unrelated to class size, that lead to swings in classroom performance, such as a dog barking in the parking lot on the day of the test or special classroom «chemistry» reflecting a good match between a particular classroom of students and a particular teacher.

Beginning in the 2010 - 2011 school year, for each school identified for preliminary registration review pursuant to subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph, the local school district shall be given the opportunity to present to the commissioner additional assessment data, which may include, but need not be limited to, valid and reliable measures of: the performance of students in grades other than those in which the State tests are administered; the performance of limited English proficient students and / or other students with special needs; and the progress that specific grades have made or that cohorts of students in the school have made towards demonstrating higher student performance.

Maryland's scores on a national reading test may have been inflated because the state's schools excluded a higher percentage of special - education students than any other state, according to data from the U.S. Department of Education.

NAEP has also introduced special accommodations for those who say they are in some way disabled and need additional time or other modifications of the standard testing protocol.

• More fulfilled and dedicated in and to their profession • They center teaching around the student • Willing to meet the needs of their students through new methods • Able to persist when things don't go as planned • Able to perceive their student's learning levels • More frequent in offering assistance to students with learning problems and to help them become more successful • Less likely to submit students with learning problems for special services • Able to set higher goals and expect more from students • Work longer with students who are falling behind • Able to teach students in such a way that the students outperform other classes • A predictor of success for students on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills, the Canadian Achievement Test, and the Ontario Assessment Instrument Pool (Trull, 2004)

I've also be clear that I believe the reason the test scores are higher is that not only are classrooms sizes small etc. etc. but that AF and other charters are pulling those students that are less poor, speak primarily English, do not go home to households that don't have English as their primary language and have fewer special education needs.

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A special state test for disabled students and other accommodations can help mitigate the negative effect on a school's overall performance but not necessarily completely, according to James Wollack, an associate professor and expert in testing and evaluation at UW - Madison.

Some of the tools used are extended time on tests, testing modifications, special electronic tools for communication, questions read to students during testing, group therapy and other supports.

One academy has a much larger special ed populace than the other, and this plays out as a significant difference in academic culture and test scores.

ED also released regulations related to other assessment provisions in ESSA, including use of computer - adaptive tests, flexibility in high school assessments, and tests for special populations of students.

Two weeks after the preservice teachers designed and presented their modelactivities during the sixth week of classes in the fall semester, one student (to be named «Trent» hereafter) inquired about a set of TI - 83s to use withhis onsite, small group teaching lesson, a requirement of the practicum course.Trent had been searching for ways to improve the test scores of these studentswhen he heard during class that using the TI - 83s and StudyCards was one wayin which a teacher had reached her social studies students with special needs.These special needs students had grown - up with GameBoys and other handheldvideo games and were motivated to learn using the TI - 83 since it was a similartype of device.

Heavier sanctions required for schools that do not boost test scores have previously been shown to be counter-productive; • The requirement that limited English proficient students score «proficient» on English exams is self - contradictory, as is the provision that most children with special needs demonstrate competency in the same manner as other students; • Education is being damaged as students are coached to pass tests rather than taught a rich curriculum that will help prepare them for life in the 21st Century; and • The federal government has failed to adequately fund the law.

Some states exempt more students with special education needs from taking the tests than others.

In addition, CDE is leading a statewide working group to develop a plan for transitioning to those assessments and to reauthorize other statewide testing, including those for special needs students and English learners.

On the other hand, if your testing is completed in early May, the teachers might be anxious to be involved in a special PTO - led project to close out the year.

The other bill requires that Wisconsin elementary reading teachers, special education teachers and reading specialists be trained and tested in instructional techniques proven to help dyslexic children learn to read.

In addition to the 11 participating states and the Center for Educational Testing and Evaluation, the Dynamic Learning Maps consortium includes faculty from several other departments and research centers within KU, including the Beach Center on Disability, Center for Research on Learning, Center for Research Methods and Data Analysis and Department of Special Education.

These tests help to diagnose learning disorders and also help special education teachers and other professionals develop appropriate program planning for students with disabilities.

I would love to hear from other special education teachers who have had success dealing with testing issues.