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The Role of Independent Language and Literacy Assessments in Speech Pathology

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Independent assessments of language and literacy are crucial tools for designing precise, beneficial treatment recommendations for students with language and literacy needs. Independent assessments conducted by speech-language pathologists (SLPs) outside the school system can provide valuable insight into the client’s strengths and needs as well as effectively aid in creating targeted interventions. Purpose of Independent […]

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Grade Inflation of Special Education Students: An Examination of the Phenomenon

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Grade inflation, the tendency for academic grades to be higher without a corresponding increase in student performance, has been a growing concern for me as a speech-language pathologist working with children diagnosed with language and literacy needs. I find this phenomenon to be particularly pronounced with many students on my caseloads. In one particularly glaring

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Manifestations of Social Pragmatic Deficits in Children

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Social communication plays a pivotal role in the development of relationships, friendships, well-being, and mental health. However, some children may experience difficulties in this domain, leading to what is known as social pragmatic deficits. Social pragmatics refers to the use of language in social contexts, including the ability to interpret and respond to verbal and

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Attention: All That Matters

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The role of attention in learning is a topic of great interest to both researchers and clinicians alike when it comes to the discussion of the causes of learning difficulties in children (Posner & Rothbart, 2007). Attention plays a crucial role in learning, since if you cannot attend you cannot commit stimuli to memory and

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Comprehensive Assessment of Preschool and Kindergarten-Aged Children

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Typically, I write posts pertaining to certain aspects of the assessment and treatment of school-aged children. However, due to an increasing number of requests, today, I wanted to share some advice regarding how speech pathologists can comprehensively assess the language and literacy abilities of preschool and kindergarten-aged children. Now some professionals may ask, “Isn’t it

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How Early can “Dyslexia” be Diagnosed in Children?

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In recent years there has been a substantial rise in awareness pertaining to reading disorders in young school-aged children. Consequently, more and more parents and professionals are asking questions regarding how early can “dyslexia” be diagnosed in children. In order to adequately answer this question, it is important to understand the trajectory of the development

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Free Webinar: The Controversy of the Auditory Processing Disorder Diagnosis

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In June 2021, I did an outreach webinar for Georgia IDA, which reviewed current controversies pertaining to the validity of assessment and treatment of auditory processing disorder (APD). Its major focus was on how this diagnostic label frequently results in professionals discounting true language and literacy deficits in students who require appropriate language and literacy

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Help, Student Tested Average on ALL Standardized Tests but is Still Struggling

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Recently, there has been an uptick of posts and comments from parents and professionals on social media with the following message: “The student tested average on all standardized tests but still struggles with XYZ deficits characterized by (insert language-based difficulties here). So today, I wanted to delve a little deeper into what it means to

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A Reading Program is NOT Enough: A Deep Dive into the Dyslexia Diagnosis

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In August 2021, I did an outreach webinar for Georgia IDA which discussed the importance of appropriate language and literacy testing in the remediation of reading-based disabilities. I reviewed current controversies regarding the dyslexia diagnosis, and described the role of language as a contributing factor to reading and writing deficits. But the major focus of

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Is “Dyslexia” a Useful Label for Diagnostic and Treatment Purposes?

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Last year I administered a comprehensive language and literacy reassessment to a bright 12-year adolescent with persistent reading deficits. When asked to discuss self, he readily offered, ‘I am dyslexic’, when describing some of his self attributes. This took me by surprise a few weeks later, as testing was way underway and I had the

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