PPVT vs. ROWPVT Survey Results

Dec 26, 2012 by Teresa Sadowski MA CCC-SLP

This was an easy survey to interpret. About 80% of the therapists who responded use the PPVT and EVT combo to assess vocabulary skills. 15% are using the ROWPVT/EOWPVT combo and 5% reported using neither. The most common response for choosing a test is because that’s what is available. With therapists moving around so much, you are usually in a position where you are using tests chosen by another therapist. Sometime the administration thinks they know better and buy the ROWPVT/EOWPVT combo because it is significantly less expensive. No one gave any praise for the ROWPVT/EOWPVT combo but those who use the PPVT/EVT combo felt that it was reliable and give s a good overall representation of the students ability. One person who wrote neither followed up with the following comment. “I work in...

Coming Fall 2013 CELF-5

Nov 21, 2012 by Teresa Sadowski MA CCC-SLP

I was surfing the web and an ad for the CELF 5 popped up. http://www.pearsonassessments.com/HAIWEB/Cultures/en-us/Productdetail.htm?Pid=CELF-5&Mode=summary This is the first I’ve heard about it. Looks like they are making the CELF one stop shopping. Since the CELF is such a good and reliable test to start with I have high hopes for the test. I also hope at $650 they are not pricing themselves out of the market. Lots of budget problems in schools these days. If you have any info on the CELF 5 changes let The School Speech Therapist know. T...

Out of Range Testing for Severely Impaired Students...

Nov 5, 2012 by Teresa Sadowski MA CCC-SLP

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....