Assessing social language skills is hard. Beyond hard. You know that a child's inter-personal skills are off, but how do you put a finger on it? I ... Read more
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My Favorite Assessment Tool
This used to be a common scene in my speech room: I finish a group, check my schedule, and see that I need to assess Johnny for upcoming IEP goals ... Read more
Twas the Night Before Report Cards
Update: This post was originally posted 11/2012. The product described has been completely updated. If you already own it, make sure to download the ... Read more
RTI and the SLP
"Response to Intervention (RTI) is a multi-tier approach to the early identification and support of students with learning and behavior needs. The RTI ... Read more
5 Reasons to Use Informal Assessments
I have to admit that I inherited pages and pages of probes (aka "drill and kill" lists) when I started at my school 14 years ago. There ... Read more
Language Informal Assessment
An interview with the Super Author/Creator: Reporter: Good evening Miss Super Woman. I have a copy of your brand new "Language Informal Assessment" ... Read more
The Social Language Informal Assessment
I don't know about you, but my gut reaction when I have another child to evaluate with a possible eligibility of social language disorder, is "Oh no! ... Read more
Functional Communication Assessment
Updated 10/2014: STOP the presses!!! I just made all of this into an awesome "all in one tool"! Not only does it assess social language skills, but ... Read more
Three Billy Goats Gruff
Ever since I created my Jack and the Beanstalk Dynamic Assessment/RTI Unit, I have wanted to do more. But I've been struggling and struggling with the ... Read more
Dynamic Assessment and Response to Intervention
If you think about it, Dynamic Assessments are very similar to Response to Intervention. Both are fluid ways to see if a child makes progress on a ... Read more
Are my eyes just getting worse
Or are these "Prove you're not a robot" things getting harder and harder to decipher?! I removed them from my commenting section for a while ... Read more
All Aboard the Polar Express!
Note: Completely new and expanded product! Long, long ago (read: 2000) in a land far, far away (read: New England) my husband and I were on a ... Read more
Halloween Mad Libs at Speech Club
Disclaimer: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Every single school day at 8:45 I wait to receive my "Speech Club" students. These are my ... Read more