Out of Range Testing for Severely Impaired Students...

Nov 5, 2012 by

This question has come up again? Many therapists are put in positions where they have to test severely involved students who are perhaps not even on their caseload or in outside placements. I know the law says we have to test but how do you do this and make it valid. As far as I know other than some checklists, there is nothing out that that really looks at functional language. I’ve seen the checklists and often you have to modify them to fit the students needs and levels. Then what do the results tell you anyway? There’s usually not cut off to say therapy will be beneficial or not or even guidelines to help you with goals. Seriously, how do you put an age or level on the language of the severely impaired....

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Out of Range Testing for Severely Involved Students...

Feb 21, 2012 by

Paula Stone,M.S.,C.C.C.-SLP wrote: I would like to spend time discussing evaluation procedures for children who are severe to profound but chronologically are beyond the PLS 5. Thank you for considering this important discussion. Evaluating severely involved children who are below age ranges for test measures is extremely difficult.  Being in the public schools we do run across this every so often.  I can only tell you what I do.  I’m not familiar with the Preschool Language Scale 5 but I do remember how the old PLS worked.  I think you should be able to apply some of the information below.  If there is anyone else out there who works in a setting where most of the kids are severe to profound in their development please add in your information.  Especially if there are language...

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