Consider the following scenario:

You are working as a developmental specialist in an early intervention program. As part of your responsibilities, you are required to develop early intervention plans based on assessment data that has already been gathered. You have recently been charged with developing an early intervention plan for a 3-year-old child based solely on data obtained from standardized tests.

Post the following:

An evaluation of the effectiveness of the assessment data that you have received

Additional data that you would need in order to develop a plan for early intervention

The role that you believe standardized testing plays in developmentally appropriate assessment.

Read a selection of your colleagues' postings.

Respond to at least two of your colleagues' postings in any of the following ways:

Build on something your colleague said.

Explain why and how you see things differently.

Ask a probing or clarifying question.

Share an insight from having read your colleague's posting.

Offer and support an opinion.

Validate an idea with your own experience.

Expand on your colleague's posting.

Ask for evidence that supports the posting.