Timely identification of children with disabilities is required by federal special education law (Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400, 2004). During COVID-19, school psychologists have been faced with the challenge of completing valid, comprehensive, and diagnostic assessments when traditional methods are not an option. Traditional methods of testing have become nearly impossible due to social distancing requirements; therefore, alternate methods need to be considered. These alternate methods may be unfamiliar to the practitioner and/or lack validation to use with confidence. This study offers a prospective guide to help practitioners make safe and valid test selection and interpretation decisions during a pandemic. Examples of assessments analyzed using this guide are provided for the reader. In addition, a case study is provided as an example.

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满足 COVID-19 截止日期：选择评估以确定资格

联邦特殊教育法（Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act, 20 USC § 1400, 2004）要求及时识别残疾儿童。在 COVID-19 期间，当无法选择传统方法时，学校心理学家面临着完成有效、全面和诊断性评估的挑战。由于社交距离的要求，传统的检测方法几乎不可能；因此，需要考虑替代方法。从业者可能不熟悉这些替代方法和/或缺乏验证以放心使用。本研究提供了前瞻性指南，以帮助从业人员在大流行期间做出安全有效的测试选择和解释决定。为读者提供了使用本指南分析的评估示例。此外，