NYCDOE Initial Guidance Document for Speech and Language Evaluators
This document is based upon the requirements of the federal, state, and city law, regulations, and policies.
Initial Template for Speech-Language Evaluators
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 practice in identifying individuals with disability.
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.
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.
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.
(Dollaghan & Campbell, 1998) Nonword Repetition and Child Language Impairment
This article was one of the first to investigate nonword repetition as dynamic assessment. It also highlighted its importance as a less biased measure of language impairment for individuals from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Use of Standardized Scores for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children ages 3-21
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.
Real World Applications in Disability Evaluations (Grammar Fundamentals: Module 06)
Module 6 in this series discusses real world applications in disability evaluations.
Phrases, Clauses and Sentences (Grammar Fundamentals: Module 05)
Module 5 in this series outlines some morphosyntactic features of American English dialects relating to the use of phrases, clauses and sentences.
Adjectives, Adverbs, Prepositions and Contractions (Grammar Fundamentals: Module 04)
Module 4 in this series outlines some morphosyntactic features of American English dialects relating to the use of adjectives, adverbs, prepositions and conjunctions.
