Screening and Progress Monitoring of Language
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Episode Summary
You’re an awesome school-based speech-language pathologist (SLP), the resident language expert, the speech closet hostess with the mostest. You’re chugging along, doing your assessment thing, determining eligibility here, pushing into the classroom there, pulling kids out, chattin’ with the teacher- you’ve got this! Then BAM!! This episode comes out of nowhere and reveals an unknown blind spot in our educational system, putting a serious snag in your assessment status quo. No worries, the Nerds and their experts have your back!
This week, Dr. Trina Spencer and Dr. Doug Peterson step up once again with an eye-opening follow-up to their previous episodes on dynamic assessment (DA) and Multi-Tiered Systems of Supports (MTSS) for language assessment and intervention in schools. Tune in to go the extra MTSS and DA mile and learn about your essential role in the screening and prevention domain, an area of SLP not often explored, but so essential to a student’s academic success. You’ll drive away with a better understanding of the roles of language assessment beyond eligibility determination, along with (free but fabulous) tools you’ll need to adjust for that screening blindspot and to help your education team set students up for language (and therein, academic) success. There’s free stuff, witty banter, soap boxes, and MacGyvering. Don’t miss out!
You can learn more about Trina and Doug here.
Learning Outcomes
List the purpose of assessment and identify those necessary for MTSS.
Describe the characteristics of curriculum-based measures.
Explain how/why oral narrative retells are appropriate for screening and progress monitoring of language.
Online Resources
You can access the free CUBED Assessment mentioned in this episode here.
References
Petersen, D. B., Spencer, T. D., Konishi, A., Sellars, T. P., Robertson, D., & Foster, M. E. (2020). Using parallel, narrative-based measures to examine the relationship between listening and reading comprehension. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 51(4), 1097-1111. https://doi.org/10.1044/2020_LSHSS-19-00036
Petersen, D. B., & Spencer, T. D. (2014). Narrative assessment and intervention: A clinical tutorial on extending explicit language instruction and progress monitoring to all students. Perspectives on Communication Disorders and Sciences in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations, 21, 5-21. https://doi.org/10.1044/cds21.1.5
Petersen, D. B., & Spencer, T. D. (2012). The Narrative Language Measures: Tools for language screening, progress monitoring, and intervention planning. Perspectives on Language Learning and Education, 19(4), 119-129. https://doi.org/10.1044/lle19.4.119
Disclosures:
Dr. Petersen financial disclosures: Dr. Petersen is a co-authors of the Story Champs curriculum and PEARL dynamic assessment. They receive royalties from the sales of those items. Dr. Petersen has no financial relationships to disclose.
Dr. Spencer financial disclosures: Dr. Spencer is a co-authors of the Story Champs curriculum and PEARL dynamic assessment. They receive royalties from the sales of those items. Dr. Spencer has no financial relationships to disclose.
Kate Grandbois financial disclosures: Kate is the owner / founder of Grandbois Therapy + Consulting, LLC and co-founder of SLP Nerdcast. Kate Grandbois non-financial disclosures: Kate is a member of ASHA, SIG 12, and serves on the AAC Advisory Group for Massachusetts Advocates for Children. She is also a member of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy (BABAT), MassABA, the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) and the corresponding Speech Pathology and Applied Behavior Analysis SIG.
Amy Wonkka financial disclosures: Amy is an employee of a public school system and co-founder for SLP Nerdcast. Amy Wonkka non-financial disclosures: Amy is a member of ASHA, SIG 12, and serves on the AAC Advisory Group for Massachusetts Advocates for Children.
Time Ordered Agenda:
10 minutes: Introduction, Disclaimers and Disclosures
20 minutes: Descriptions of the purpose of assessment and identify those necessary for MTSS
15 minutes: Descriptions of the characteristics of curriculum-based measures.
10 minutes: Descriptions of oral narrative retells are appropriate for screening and progress monitoring of language
5 minutes: Summary and Closing
Disclaimer
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Credits:
Summary Written by Tanna Neufeld, MS, CCC-SLP, Contributing Editor
Audio File Editing provided by Caitlan Akier, MA, CCC-SLP/L, Contributing Editor
Promotional Content provided by Ashley Sturgis, MA, CCC-SLP, Contributing Editor
Web Editing provided by Sinead Rogazzo, MS, CCC-SLP, Contributing Editor
This course is offered for .1 ASHA CEU (Intermediate Level, Professional Area)