NYCDOE Preschool Evaluations Fall 2011.pdf
This document presents why a shift in approach to disability evaluation of preschoolers from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds is needed. Read More
Category: Reliability
Reliability is the degree of consistency of measurement in a test. A test is considered reliable if we get the same result repeatedly under the same conditions. A test can be reliable but not accurate, accurate but not reliable, neither accurate nor reliable, or both accurate and reliable.
Law and Policy: Guidelines for NYSED Preschool Evaluations June 2013
Guidelines for NYSED preschool evaluations.pdf
This memo outlines current issues in the speech and language evaluation process in New York. Read More
NYCDOE and NYSED Policy Regarding Preschool Disability Evaluations (Preschool Disability Evaluations: Module 03)
This module reviews what the law says regarding disability evaluations of preschoolers, especially for those preschoolers who are culturally and linguistically diverse. Read More
Relevant Research: Using Norm-Referenced Tests to Determine Severity of Language Impairment in Children: Disconnect Between U.S. Policy Makers and Test Developers
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This study has exposed the disconnect between research, state and federal law, and clinical practice. Despite lack of validity in determining disability and even though federal law (IDEA, 2004) recognizes that lack in requiring assessment materials to be “valid, reliable and free of bias,” many state laws continue to require norm-referenced tests in determining disability and in establishing severity level.
Relevant Research: Dynamic Assessment of Word Learning Skills: Identifying Language Impairment in Bilingual Children
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The purpose of this article was to determine whether dynamic assessment (DA) of word learning was accurate in identifying the presence of language impairment (LI) in preschool-age bilingual children. Bilingual children are often misidentified as language impaired under current assessment practices due to flawed assessment procedures.
Law and Policy: Knowledge and Skills Needed by Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists to Provide Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services
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This is a policy document published by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) establishing its position on what skills are needed by speech language pathologists in order to work competently with culturally and linguistically diverse clients.
Relevant Research: Selection of Preschool Language Tests: A Data-Based Approach
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This article demonstrated that despite the 10 years that had passed between the publication of McCauley and Swisher (1984) and this article, the vast majority of commercially available norm-referenced tests did not provide psychometric measures deemed necessary in order to establish a test as valid.
Relevant Research: Psychometric Review of Language and Articulation Tests for Preschool Children
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This was one of the first of many articles publishing research demonstrating the severe limitations of using commercially available child language tests when assessing children for speech and language disability. Read More
