Two readers recently reached out to me to ask about how to determine which language to use with their students. In this post, I am combining the questions and scenarios shared with me by these two readers. One asked about testing and the other asked about...
How do I determine which language to test in? There’s a better question.
Two readers recently reached out to me to ask about how to determine which language to use with their students. In this post, I am combining the questions and scenarios shared with me by these two readers. One asked about testing and the other asked about...
7 Steps for Doing a Speech-Language Evaluation with an Interpreter
1: Get Detailed Language History The first step in doing a speech-language evaluation with an...
Why Should We Care About Reliability and Validity of Speech-Language Tests?
As speech-language pathologists, we use tests to help us make decisions about whether or not...
Norm-Referenced vs Criterion-Referenced Tests for Speech-Language Evaluations
When we set out to test students and clients to determine whether or not they have a...
When Formal Testing is Within Normal Limits but Informal Testing Indicates a Disorder
We know that standardized tests are not perfect. They explore a sample of behaviors within a given...
5 Ways to do Faster Speech and Language Evaluations
The process of planning, executing, and writing an evaluation is one of the most challenging...
Using Document Cameras for Speech-Language Evaluations
When the global pandemic first hit and we received letters from publishing companies granting us...