The SUGAR website has many different resources. Particularly useful resources include training videos, elicitation forms, transcription summaries, and comparison data. SUGAR website…Continue Reading SUGAR Language Sample Resources
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SALT Elicitation Protocols
The SALT website has free elicitation protocols, which can be used with or without the SALT software. Copies of the most common protocols are provided below. Feel free to download, print, and use with your students. Play Elicitation Protocol Narrative Retell Protocol Expository Protocol Persuasion Protocol…Continue Reading SALT Elicitation Protocols
Assessing Academic Standards
Academic standards provide a window into the expectations of the classroom. The Wisconsin DPI provides comprehensive standards around multiple curricular areas. For those working in Early Childhood settings, the Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards provide a summary of expectations for young children and suggestions for supporting growth across domains….Continue Reading Assessing Academic Standards
Key Papers on Dynamic Assessment
Bamford, C. K., Masso, S., Baker, E., & Ballard, K. J. (2022). Dynamic assessment for children with communication disorders: A systematic scoping review and framework. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 31(4), 1878-1893. https://doi.org/10.1044/2022_AJSLP-21-00349 Hunt, E., Nang, C., Meldrum, S., & Armstrong, E. (2022). Can dynamic assessment identify language disorder in multilingual children? Clinical applications from a systematic…Continue Reading Key Papers on Dynamic Assessment
DPI Guidance for Dynamic Assessment
This summary document provides an overview of the dynamic assessment process, including definitions of the mediated learning experience and modifiability….Continue Reading DPI Guidance for Dynamic Assessment
Dynamic Assessment Protocols
Given the limited number of formal, published dynamic assessment protocols, SLPs frequently need to adapt general dynamic assessment processes to particular speech and language features. Below we provide general dynamic assessment protocols that can be adapted to meet your clinical needs: Wisconsin’s Dynamic Assessment Protocols Oregon’s Dynamic Assessment Protocols Bilinguistics Dynamic Assessment Protocols…Continue Reading Dynamic Assessment Protocols
DPI Summary of Criterion-Referenced Assessments
This document from the Wisconsin DPI provides: Definition of criterion-referenced assessment Examples of published criterion-referenced assessments Description of how language sample analysis can be a criterion-referenced assessment Examples of rubrics and rating scales Examples of contextualized academic tests…Continue Reading DPI Summary of Criterion-Referenced Assessments
RIOT/ICEL Framework for Comprehensive Assessment
A framework to help with using multiple assessment strategies (Review, Interview, Observe, Test – RIOT) across multiple educational contexts (Instruction, Curriculum, Environment, Leaner)….Continue Reading RIOT/ICEL Framework for Comprehensive Assessment
IDEA and ASHA Guidance for Comprehensive Assessment
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act provides guidance on collecting multiple pieces of assessment data to accurately identify disorders and describe the educational impact of a disability. The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association provides similar guidance on comprehensive evaluations….Continue Reading IDEA and ASHA Guidance for Comprehensive Assessment