This image and set of questions was designed as a tool to target following directions. It was intended to be used in assessing language for preschool and elementary school aged children.
Category: Culturally and/or Linguistically Diverse (CLD) Child
A culturally and/or linguistically diverse child is any child who has had experiences that are different from those of middle-class, mainstream, Standard American English speaking children that often make up the majority of children used in normative samples in norm-referenced tests. Experience with other cultures could be from extended family or periods of time spent in other countries or communities. A child considered “bilingual” (see definition) would fall within this category.
Model Eval: Initial Template for Speech-Language Evaluators
Initial Template for Speech-Language Evaluators.pdf
Dr. Cate Crowley created this document to support speech language pathologists in appropriate disability determination, from carrying out the assessment to writing a quality report. Included here is a template along with the law, policy and research supporting it as best practicing in identifying individuals with disability. Read More
Dynamic Assessment: Nonword Repetition, Syllable and Sentence Repetition (DDPE Playlist: Module 8)
In this module Cate discusses using dynamic assessment using repetition of nonwords, sentences and syllables (Dollaghan & Campbell, 1998) to help confirm Alex’s diagnosis of developmental apraxia. Read More
Motor Speech, Articulation, and Speech Sound Inventory (DDPE Playlist: Module 7)
In this evaluation Cate continues with the evaluation by performing an assessment of Alex’s speech and articulation through the use of an articulation screener from the PLS-5. Read More
Eliciting Quality Narratives in Expressive Language (DDPE Playlist: Module 6)
In this module Cate shows us how to elicit a quality narrative sample in order to assess expressive language. Read More
Receptive Language Comprehension and Following Directions (DDPE Playlist: Module 5)
In this video module Cate continues to look at the child’s receptive language skills using excerpts of auditory comprehension subtests from the PLS-5 English and Spanish editions. She uses her clinical judgement to determine whether these skills are typical or not and also shows us some great tips for evaluating young children. Read More
Academic Language in Receptive and Expressive Language (DDPE Playlist: Module 4)
In this video module, Cate introduces the child being evaluated for this case study and begins the evaluation by using a variety of materials available on LEADERSproject.org. Read More
Critical Questions for the Parent Interview Part 2 (DDPE Playlist: Module 3)
In this third video module, Cate continues on with the critical questions that need to be answered during the parent interview.
