One of the biggest issues facing us in our field today is over-representation of students from diverse backgrounds in special education programs. And, it all starts with over-referrals for evaluations. So frequently, children who speak another language other than English in their home setting get referred by teachers who have a cultural mismatch with those students. The good news is that there are a lot of ways that we can help teachers make good referrals to us and to not refer students simply because they speak a language other than English.

We’ve summed up some really powerful strategies in the CEU course Four Effective Strategies to Reduce Unnecessary Referrals for Speech Evaluations and have captured the highlights here in four short videos. Watch these and then join us for the full story to get the tools and strategies you need to improve the evaluations that are being referred to you!

An Easy Way For SLPs To Share Bilingual Development Information With Teachers To Improve Referrals

How to Best Get Parent Information When They Speak Another Language

The Importance of Giving Teachers Resources to Help Them Make Good Referral Decisions

The # 1 Way To Get Teachers to Not Over Refer Diverse Students to Speech Therapy

Four Effective Strategies to Reduce Unnecessary Referrals for Speech Evaluations

90 minutes of your time today will pay off endlessly through the evaluations you DON’T do because your referrals have improved: Find out more about the CEU Course.