Test Review: Bayley-III
While using they Bayley III, scores should not be calculated or used to diagnose speech and/or language delay/disorder or to determine special education services.
Test Review: PLS-5 English
The PLS-5 is designed for use with children aged birth through 7;11 to assess language development and only be used to probe for information and not to identify a disorder or disability.
Test Review: CELF-4
The Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals-Fourth Edition (CELF-4) is a standardized test designed to assess the presence of a language disorder or delay and should only be used to probe for information and not to identify a disorder or disability.
CPSE Guidelines for Evaluations NYCDOE
This memo sets forth the current standards for disability determinations, which are consistent with a diagnostic process consistent with a social model.
Standard Error of Measurement and Confidence Intervals (PDE: Module 10)
This module examines the role of standard error of measurement in standardized language and psycho-educational tests.
Socioeconomic, Linguistic and Cultural Bias in Testing and Labeling Tasks (PDE: Module 12)
This module examines different sources of bias that are present in commonly used standardized language tests.
Appropriate Assessment Procedures- Part 2 (PDE: Module 13)
This module examines different sources of bias that are present in commonly used standardized language tests.
Dynamic Assessment: Cognitive Assessment (PDE: Module 28)
This module explains what dynamic assessment is through an example for viewers.
Clinical Judgment/Informed Clinical Opinion Part 2 (PDE: Module 36)
This module further describes where clinical judgment comes from: Linguistic and cultural informants (e.g. teachers, parents, people from the speech community).
Knowledge and Skills Needed by Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists to Provide Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services
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.
