Guide to Your Child's Symptoms Speech Development
American Academy of Pediatrics
General guideline for when to seek a speech/language evaluation http://www.aap.org/pubserv/speech.htm
Testing
Instruments: Apraxia
Links to information about The Apraxia Profile, the Kaufman Praxis Test, the
Verbal Motor Production Assessment for Children (VMPAC), the Early Motor Control
Scales, and the Screening Test for Developmental Apraxia of Speech.
The Uses and Misuses of Processing Tests
By Louise Spear-Swerling, Ph.D.
"If you have ever been involved in an educational evaluation for learning disabilities -- whether as a parent, teacher, or in some other role -- you have probably heard about "processing tests" and "processing disorders." Many aspects of these evaluations can be problematic, but perhaps none more so than those entailing the use (and potential misuse) of processing measures. Yet the right measures, carefully interpreted, can be enormously helpful in education. In this article, I will discuss the benefits of processing measures, as well as their limitations..." http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/assessment/swerling_assessment.html
Accommodating the Child with a Disability During Testing
Reports on Accommodations
National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO)
"...provides national leadership in the identification of outcomes and indicators to monitor educational results for all students,
including students with disabilities. NCEO addresses the participation of students with disabilities in national and state assessments,
standards-setting efforts, and graduation requirements." http://www.coled.umn.edu/NCEO/Accommodations/accomdefault.html
Augmentative and Alternative Communication Systems Assessment
Speechville Express
is a resource for families, educators, and medical professionals, offering
information about language development in children, helping those who
care for toddlers and young children who are late talkers, and connecting
you with others who have been down this road. Language disorders and
communication impairments included are apraxia, stuttering, pervasive
developmental disorder, dysarthria, and aphasia, among others.
Speech Therapy
