This set of language elicitation cards and questions was designed as a tool to be used in assessing language for junior high and high school aged children. Read More
Category: Disability Evaluations
SLAM Dog Comes Home (School-age Language Assessment Measure)
This set of language elicitation cards and questions was designed as a tool to be used in assessing language for preschool and elementary school aged children. Read More
SLAM Bunny Goes to School (School-age Language Assessment Measure)
SLAM Bunny Goes to School Cards.pdf
This set of language elicitation cards and questions was designed as a tool to be used in assessing language for preschool and elementary school aged children.
Differential Diagnosis in Preschool Evaluations: A Case Study (DDPE Playlist)
Dr. Cate Crowley walks us through an appropriate evaluation of a culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) preschooler, previously misdiagnosed. She takes us from the parent interview, to interacting with the child, writing the evaluation and even formulating appropriate IEP goals.
Model Eval: 2;10- Verbal Apraxia IEP goals
DDPE Alex IEP goals Nov 2 2014.pdf
This document presents appropriate goals for “Alex,” a 2;10 old English/ Spanish bilingual who was diagnosed with apraxia.
Model Eval: 2;10- English/ Spanish- Verbal Apraxia
DDPE Alex Speech-Language Evaluation Nov 2 2014.pdf
This is a model evaluation done by Dr. Catherine Crowley for a 2;10 old bilingual (English/ Spanish) boy. Read More
Model Eval: 3;4- Cantonese/English- Typically Developing
ModelEval- 3.4-BilingualEnglishCantonese-TypicallyDeveloping.pdf
EL was a monolingual Cantonese speaker who has only recently been exposed to English through an older brother in kindergarten and starting preschool. Although EL was shy during the evaluation, the evaluators were able to get an accurate demonstration of EL’s language skills through videos recorded by Mom on her cell phone. It was determine that EL’s language skills were within normal limits.
Law and Policy: Use of Standardized Scores for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children ages 3-21
NYS- ells-disabilities-standard-scores-december-2014.pdf
This is a special education field advisory that was released in December, 2014. It details the use of standardized scores with culturally and linguistically diverse children. Read More
