Why should school age children take the MSCPI?
Parents, school programs and teachers after receiving the MSCPI report and/or post-interview session will: • Have information about the current level functioning of an individual student that is deaf or hard of hearing can communicate on a variety of age appropriate/developmentally appropriate topics. • Have documentation of language acquisition development gains of the student over time (repeated MSCPI/SCPI interviews). • Possible sign communication goals to be used for future program planning by IEP team. • Help IEP team/school program in providing appropriate instruction targets to foster sign language acquisition skills and improve sign communication outcomes. • It will assist school personnel (Sign Language Interpreters, paraprofessionals, counselors) to use the appropriate level of signing to ensure the student is understands what was conveyed by the classroom teacher. • Assist Sign Language Interpreters working with the student to become more effective in conveying information c
Parents, school programs and teachers after receiving the MSLPI report and/or post-interview session will: • Have information about the current level functioning of an individual student that is deaf or hard of hearing can communicate on a variety of age appropriate/developmentally appropriate topics. • Have documentation of language acquisition development gains of the student over time (repeated MSLPI/SLPI interviews). • Possible sign communication goals to be used for future program planning by IEP team. • Help IEP team/school program in providing appropriate instruction targets to foster sign language acquisition skills and improve sign communication outcomes. • It will assist school personnel (Sign Language Interpreters, paraprofessionals, counselors) to use the appropriate level of signing to ensure the student’s understanding of what was conveyed by the classroom teacher. • Assist Sign Language Interpreters working with the student to become more effective in conveying informati
