Speech & Language webinars

The presenters will discuss interpreting Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals, Preschool-3 results in the context of a comprehensive language assessment. Topics will include evaluating test scores as one part of the body of evidence for diagnostic decisions, interpreting score differences, and using assessment results to make recommendations for next steps for the child, family, and teacher.

At this session, presenters will provide information that will enable participants to describe the differences between CELF Preschool-3 and PLS-5 and explain how clinicians can select the test that provides useful information about a child’s language skills. Using case studies, the presenter will describe differences in the type of data provided on each test and explain how differences in the format and content of the tests can contribute to score differences.
 

Meeting the sensory processing and motor needs of individuals in educational settings is vital for participation and success. Challenges in these areas may underlie or exacerbate many social, behavioral and learning difficulties faced by students.

One of the diagnostic areas that characterize Autism Spectrum Disorder is impaired communication. The Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, Fourth Edition can be used to evaluate the early communication skills of children age 16 days to 42 months. The presenters will describe the Bayley-4's flexible administration process which includes series items, related items, caregiver questions, and digital administration.

This webinar will review and answer questions regarding the use of the WAB-R via telepractice. Detailed guidance, by subtest, will be reviewed and discussed. Special guests will include lead authors of the March 2020 equivalence study published in AJSLP, Maria Dekhtyar and Emily Braun.

This webinar provides an overview of the Bayley-4 Screening Test and information about the fourth edition updates. It also provides basic interpretation, and differences between the Screening Test and the full Bayley-4 assessment.

This session reviewed the tests purpose and design and differences between the test formats, research samples, and test results. Guidelines were provided for selecting the appropriate test and interpreting score results.

Dyslexia diagnosis can be complex — it requires careful consideration of the causes, risk factors, correlates, and symptoms that contribute to a dyslexia diagnosis. This session will offer case studies that will help practitioners understand and evaluate factors that should be considered when diagnosing dyslexia, focusing on aspects based on empirical evidence and requiring clinical expertise.

This webinar will compare the input, processing, and output demands of the tasks on the PPVT-5 and EVT-3 and show how the task demands inform interpretation of the test results.

The course "Unfolding Origami: Considering Differential Diagnoses for Dyslexia Evaluations" will provide participants with a framework for conducting a thorough evaluation of dyslexia. The focus is given to common characteristics of dyslexia, common co-morbidities, and suggestions for how to unravel the diagnostic puzzle.