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Your Partners: Independent Evaluators and Educational Consultants Print this page Consult with a private-sector psychologist, educational diagnostician, or consultant to develop goals for your child. Your consultant will give you valuable information and help. Your consultant may: Teach you about your child’s disability and educational needs Provide information about effective teaching and research-based educational practices Help you learn about tests, how tests measure educational progress, and how to interpret test results Help you design goals, objectives and time frames Evaluate your child’s progress toward IEP goals and objectives Make recommendations about your child’s educational program Types of Consultants / Evaluators Depending on your child’s disability and age, you may work with different specialists: Psychologists Speech-language pathologists Educational diagnosticians Occupational therapists Physical therapists Psychiatrists Pediatric neurologists Therapists and counselors Finding a Consultant Look for a consultant who is knowledgeable about your child’s disability, child development, and special education. Ideally, your consultant will be available to work with you and your family for the long haul. In addition to making recommendations about your child’s educational program, your consultant should attend school meetings to support these recommendations. Contact advocacy groups and organizations that represent individuals with your child’s disability and ask them to recommend consultants. Contact medical centers children’s hospitals, mental health centers, and clinics. Ask other parents for recommendations. Contact private special education schools and ask for their recommended consultants. Before long, you will have a short list of recommendations from different groups and individuals. You will probably find your consultant in this list. Copyright © 1999-2007, Peter W. D. Wright and Pamela Darr Wright. All rights reserved. Contact Us