Review, revision, and rollover of Special Education unit standards

FIELD EDUCATION

Review, revision, and rollover of Special Education unit standards

Subfield	Domain	Id
Special Education	Assessment and Programming in Special Education	7294-7298, 7300,7301, 7303, 7305-7309, 7310, 7311-7314, 9145-9147, 14537, 14871
	Behaviour Assessment and Intervention in Special Education	7273, 7274, 7276-7281, 14872
	Conductive Education	9338-9343
	Deaf and Hearing Impairment in Special Education	7338-7354, 7356-7358
	Physical Needs in Special Education	7283-7286, 7288, 7289, 7290-7293
	Professional Practice in Special Education	9134, 9136-9142, 9143, 11694
	Vision Impairment in Special Education	8568-8575, 8577-8583, 8585, 8586

The National Qualifications Services (NQS) of NZQA has completed the review of the unit standards listed above (except those in bold). The unit standards listed in bold have been rolled over and revised to maintain their currency until they can be reviewed.

Date report published January 2007

Planned review date for unit standards 7289, 7310, 9143 December 2010

Summary of review and consultation process

The Special Education unit standards were developed at a time when it was envisaged that support staff, teaching staff and specialist staff would gain unit standards based special education qualifications. This has not been the case. Specialist special education staff tend to complete postgraduate qualifications, no qualifications have been developed for support staff, and teacher education is carried out by universities offering degree level qualifications.

In July 2003, notification was sent through the designated agencies of NQS advising of the need for a review of the Special Education unit standards that had been developed in 1996, 1997, and 1998. A panel of Ministry of Education representatives, members of the original writing panel, provider representatives, vision education and deaf education representatives and other stakeholders was convened in October 2003 to advise on the review of the Special Education unit standards.

A 5-step review process was undertaken of the 106 unit standards in the subfield. As a result, 11 of the unit standards were reviewed and the relevant reports were published in 2006. Of these:

· Six unit standards - 7282, 7299, 7302, 7355, 9135, and 9144 - were reregistered and two new unit standards - 21224 and 21225 - were developed to replace 7287, please see: http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/nqfdocs/summaries/2006/jul06/revsumjul06-29.html

· Unit standards 8576 and 8584 were reclassified in the Human Services subfield, please see: http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/nqfdocs/summaries/2006/apr06/revsumapr06-24.html

· Unit standard 7304 was reclassified in the Early Childhood Education and Care subfield, please see: http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/nqfdocs/summaries/2006/feb06/revsumfeb06-03.html

· A further unit standard 7275, was deregistered as it was considered unsafe, please see http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/nqfdocs/summaries/2005/oct05/revsumoct05-05.html.

This review report relates to the 95 remaining unit standards. 92 of these have been designated expiring and three have been rolled over and revised. Accredited providers were contacted to advise them of the decision to review these unit standards and to designate them as expiring because most of them had not been used. The Ministry of Education, NZEI, and other stakeholders who were contacted had no objection to the deregistration of the 92 standards that had not been used. However, three were found to be of value and had a number of results reported.

These three unit standards, 7310, 7289, and 9143 have been rolled over and revised to maintain their currency. They will be reviewed in 2010. There will be further monitoring of these three unit standards and the eight new and reviewed unit standards discussed above to determine whether they should be retained or designated expiring in the future.

Main changes resulting from the review

92 unit standards in the Special Education subfield listed above have been designated expiring, and three have been rolled over and had references updated.

Unit standards categorised as category D expire at the end of December 2008.

Impact on existing provider accreditations

None. All providers accredited with subfield, domain, or unit standard accreditation have been informed about the expiry of these unit standards.

Impact on Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP)

None.

Impact on existing qualifications

None

Summary of main changes

List of revised and rolled over unit standards

Subfield Special Education

Id	Domain	Title	Level	Credit
7289	Physical Needs in Special Education	Assist young people to increase physical function through positioning and mobility	3	4
7310	Assessment and Programming in Special Education	Implement programmes to develop reading skills	4	4
9143	Professional Practice in Special Education	Describe and support a collaborative consultative team approach for young people with special needs	4	3

List of expiring unit standards - designated as D category

Key to review category
A	Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the new version of the standard carries the same Id and a new version number
B	Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the new version of the standard carries the same Id and a new version number
C	Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement standard with a new Id
D	Standard will expire and not be replaced

Subfield Special Education

Domain Assessment and Programming in Special Education

Id	Title	Level	Credit
7294	Evaluate theoretical models used in special education	6	4
7295	Assess special learning needs for young people in education settings	7	6
7296	Assess within the framework of an ecological model for working with young people with special needs	7	7
7297	Identify, screen and assess infants, toddlers, and young children with learning needs	7	10
7298	Develop and implement individual learning plans for young people with special needs	5	5
7300	Facilitate the inclusion of young people with special needs in regular education settings	5	5
7301	Adapt the delivery and resources of the curriculum for young people with special needs	6	7
7303	Develop and implement individual early intervention programmes	7	10
7305	Develop and implement programmes for young people with complex and interrelated needs	7	7
7306	Implement programmes for young people with complex and interrelated needs	5	5
7307	Develop and implement programmes for young people with difficulties in motor skills	6	5
7308	Assist young people with difficulties in functional communication in education settings	5	3
7309	Develop and implement programmes for young people with oral language difficulties	6	5
7311	Develop and implement programmes for young people with special needs in lifeskills	6	4
7312	Develop and implement vocational programmes for adolescents with special learning needs	6	5
7313	Develop use of assistive technology for young people with special education needs	7	6
7314	Use assistive technology for young people with special learning needs in education settings	5	3
9145	Develop and implement strategies to facilitate individual learning for young people with special needs	6	5
9146	Develop and implement programmes for young people with special needs in reading	7	10
9147	Develop and implement programmes for young people with special needs in mathematics	7	5
14537	Demonstrate knowledge of inclusion and assist in the implementation of an individual education plan	5	10
14871	Demonstrate knowledge of inclusion and assist to implement an individual development plan	5	10

Domain Behaviour Assessment and Intervention in Special Education

Id	Title	Level	Credit
7273	Evaluate theoretical models in relation to behaviour change with young people in education settings	6	7
7274	Appraise ethical issues for professional practice in carrying out behaviour change with young people	5	3
7276	Develop and implement behaviour change programmes for young people in school settings	7	8
7277	Develop and implement behaviour change programmes for young people in home settings	7	8
7278	Develop and implement behaviour change programmes in early childhood education settings	7	8
7279	Develop behaviour change for self injurious, stereotypic, and other excess behaviour in young people	8	8
7280	Counsel young people with special education needs, to support behaviour change	5	3
7281	Develop and implement programmes to assist with self management of behaviour in education settings	6	3
14872	Demonstrate knowledge of and implement behaviour change programmes in ECE settings	5	3

Domain Conductive Education

Id	Title	Level	Credit
9338	Demonstrate knowledge of conductive education, and conductive education in New Zealand	4	10
9339	Assist the conductor during the conductive education programme	4	60
9340	Assist the conductor to prepare conductive education programmes	4	8
9341	Demonstrate knowledge of the way conductive education works to establish orthofunction	4	10
9342	Assist clients with self care in conductive education	4	10
9343	Develop a plan for personal support networks as a conductive education assistant	3	3

Domain Deaf and Hearing Impairment in Special Education

Id	Title	Level	Credit
7338	Describe hearing loss in young people and variables that may affect their learning and development	6	6
7339	Describe history and current approaches to education of young people who are deaf or hearing impaired	7	7
7340	Relate knowledge of Deaf community and Deaf culture in New Zealand	6	6
7341	Work in a bilingual learning environment with young people who are deaf	6	5
7342	Support the inclusion of young people who are deaf or hearing impaired in regular education settings	5	5
7343	Evaluate the advisory role with families and educators of young people who are deaf or hearing impaired	7	6
7344	Appraise communication systems for young people who are deaf or hearing impaired	7	6
7345	Demonstrate knowledge of linguistic principles of New Zealand Sign Language	6	6
7346	Assess and develop the English language of young people who are deaf or hearing impaired	6	6
7347	Assess and develop skills in New Zealand Sign Language with young people who are deaf	6	6
7348	Assess and develop auditory function of young people who are deaf or hearing impaired	6	6
7349	Screen visual function of infants and young children who are deaf	6	4
7350	Evaluate audiological developments and administer audiological assessments for young people	7	8
7351	Develop speech skills in education settings for young people who are deaf or hearing impaired	6	5
7352	Develop and implement programmes in reading for young people who are deaf or hearing impaired	6	6
7353	Develop and implement programmes in written language for young people who are deaf	6	5
7354	Manage assistive devices for young people who are deaf or hearing impaired	5	3
7356	Assist with implementing education programmes for young people who are deaf or hearing impaired	4	3
7357	Provide language assistance in education settings, to young people who are deaf	4	4
7358	Teach young people who are deaf or hearing impaired in regular settings	6	5

Domain Physical Needs in Special Education

Id	Title	Level	Credit
7283	Demonstrate knowledge of young people with physical difficulty	6	3
7284	Develop and implement programmes in personal care for young people with special needs	6	5
7285	Develop and implement programmes for young people with special needs in eating and drinking	6	4
7286	Develop and implement programmes to assist young people meet their needs in toilet care	6	3
7288	Develop and implement programmes to increase physical function through positioning and mobility	6	4
7290	Develop and implement programmes for young people with high support needs	7	8
7291	Demonstrate knowledge of procedures in education settings for young people with special health needs	6	3
7292	Demonstrate knowledge of procedures for addressing abuse and neglect of young people	6	3
7293	Support the education of young people with serious illness	6	4

Domain Professional Practice in Special Education

Id	Title	Level	Credit
9134	Review history, current provisions, approaches and issues in special education	7	10
9136	Describe prenatal and early childhood development and factors which may affect development	6	10
9137	Demonstrate knowledge of child and adolescent development of young people with special needs	6	8
9138	Describe history and appraise theories, current research, and issues in early intervention practice	6	6
9139	Describe legal rights and advocate for young people with special education needs and their families	6	4
9140	Establish relationships with young people with special education needs and their families	6	6
9141	Develop a collaborative consultative approach in special education	7	10
9142	Describe and demonstrate the itinerant teaching role in special education	6	3
11694	Demonstrate supervision skills within special education	7	4

Domain Vision Impairment in Special Education

Id	Title	Level	Credit
8568	Review history, theories, practices, and issues in education of young people with vision impairment	7	7
8569	Describe vision impairment and the use of functional vision in young people	6	6
8570	Describe the possible effects of vision impairment on young people's learning and development	7	7
8571	Carry out an assessment for a young person with vision impairment	7	7
8572	Develop the use of residual vision and other senses with young people in education settings	7	4
8573	Develop and implement education programmes for young people who are deaf-blind	7	6
8574	Communicate with young people who are deaf-blind	6	6
8575	Facilitate concept development for young people with vision impairment	7	4
8577	Read and write Braille for working with young people with vision impairment	7	15
8578	Read and write Nemeth and adapt programmes in numeracy for young people who use Braille	7	15
8579	Develop and implement programmes in music for young people who use Braille	7	20
8580	Use technological aids and resources to support education of young people with vision impairment	6	6
8581	Teach reading and writing of Braille to young people with vision impairment	7	7
8582	Describe and implement programmes in sexuality education for young people who have vision impairment	6	3
8583	Develop social and recreation skills with young people who have vision impairment	6	6
8585	Assist with implementing education programmes for young people who are vision impaired	4	5
8586	Teach young people with vision impairment in regular education settings	6	6