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This article describes a framework for schools and other educational institutions to follow in order to begin to implement RTI with their own students.
Category: Evidence Based Practice
Evidence Based Practice (EBP) is the integration of the best research evidence in the field with clinical judgment and patient values. One who uses EBP conscientiously, judiciously, and explicitly uses the current best practices according to external evidence from systematic research and internal evidence to clinical practice. Such evidence is then applied to the preferences of the fully informed patient.
An Unanticipated Response to Intervention
I began this school year straight out of graduate school, well-educated in Response to Intervention theories and practices, eager to incorporate at-risk work into my schedule. It’s effective, it’s important, and, more importantly, as of July 2012, it’s legally mandated in the NYC school system. I was particularly excited when I learned that, as I was working in a newly-established school, my schedule would not be immediately overloaded. After calculating my caseload, I realized I’d have a few free periods throughout the week, a myth in the New York City school system, where so many SLPs are faced with impossible caseloads of 50-60 students, working through preparatory periods and lunch and even that’s not enough to accommodate all the mandates.
Understanding Assessment: Assessment Materials- Fast Mapping
Fast mapping is a type of novel word-learning, dynamic assessment used in evaluating preschool and school-aged children. Read More
Understanding Assessment: Assessment Materials- Language Sample
Language sampling is an essential part of any speech and language evaluation and research has shown it to be less biased against culturally and linguistically diverse children than standardized tests. Information presented in the language sample will consist of utterances collected from the parent interview in critical question 9 as well as language elicited during the evaluation. Read More
Understanding Assessment: Bias Towards Individuals with Motor, Attention, Memory, and Other Disabilities
Bias towards individuals with disabilities, such as ADHD or cerebral palsy, can result in the mislabeling of these individuals as being language impaired or intellectually disabled. The examiner may exhibit bias against those with these disabilities for several reasons. Read More
