Sourcebook For Speech And Language Assessment

Collaborative Assessment is designed to help all professionals who work with visually impaired students understand the impact of visual impairment on assessing students' learning potential. Written by the expert assessment team at the California School for the Blind, this book focuses on evaluating students in a variety of areas, including psychology, speech and language, orientation and mobility, and technology, and provides a framework for developing a cooperative, interactive team of professionals from a variety of disciplines to achieve accurate evaluation of the needs and strengths of students. School psychologists, speech and language pathologists, administrators, teachers, and parents will find this book invaluable. Includes helpful forms and checklists and annotated lists of assessments in each area.

The Concise Encyclopedia of Special Education, Second Edition is a comprehensive resource for those working in the fields of special education research and practice. Featuring reviews of assessment instruments and teaching approaches, legal issues, overviews of specific learning disabilities, dozens of biographies, and more, this complete desk reference is an indispensable guide for professionals, academics, and students alike. Named an American Library Association Top 25 Reference of the Year in its First Edition, The Concise Encyclopedia serves as an important reference for the education of handicapped and other exceptional children. Written and edited by highly regarded and respected experts in the fields of special education and psychology, this authoritative resource guide provides a reference base for educators as well as professionals in the areas of psychology, neuropsychology, medicine, health care, social work and law. Additionally, this acclaimed reference work is essential for administrators, psychologists, diagnosticians, and school counselors, as well as parents of the handicapped themselves. What's new in this edition Comprehensive coverage of new legislation such as Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act Cultural competence in Special Education, including new material on culturally/linguistically diverse students Many new entries including notable biographies, new service delivery systems, special education laws, new assessment instruments, cross-cultural issues, neuropsychology, and use of the Internet in research and service delivery. Some of the topics covered Academic assessment Achievement tests Addictions Bilingual education Child and adolescent behavior management Counseling with individuals and families with disabilities Early childhood education Gifted education Intelligence tests Mathematics disabilities Psychoeducational methods Rehabilitation Socioeconomic status Special education parent and student rights Traumatic brain injury

This clinical reference provides an in-depth look at the tests and measurements used by speech-language pathologists for patient assessment. Rather than being merely a compendium of common tests, this text includes the theoretical framework behind each type of assessment as well as procedural and referential information. Topics covered include differential diagnosis of communication disorders, scoring conventions of different test instruments, and language assessment instruments for both children and adults.

Assessments in Speech Therapy is designed to guide speech therapists in choosing the most appropriate assessments for evaluation, monitoring and intervention. By providing guidance on defining the issues in assessment, it shows how to make sure that the process will produce a result relevant to the therapist's own needs and those of his or her clients.

Ideal for speech-language pathologists at all levels! Ideal for speech-language pathologists at all levels, this useful reference presents all the facts needed to work effectively in everyday practice. The book includes more than 250 frequently used graphs, tables, and drawings, and is the only work to bring together all of speech-language pathology, from basic anatomy and physiology to professional requirements, in one compact sourcebook. Highlights include: Full coverage of the field, including anatomy and physiology, phonology and articulation, childhood language development, dysphagia, neurogenic disorders, fluency and voice, and multicultural issues Clinical data from more than a hundred different sources Helpful information on developmental milestones, learning disorders, and age norms A complete chapter on professional requirements for SLP specialists, and a current listing of books journals, videotapes, and software Speech-Language Pathology Desk Reference provides instant access to a wealth of important information, and offers the best "one-stop" coverage of the field available from any source.