Ep. 36 Tips for Rocking Your Preschool Assessments Jenna Rayburn Kirk

 

Hey Hey SLPs! Have you ever heard the song “Let’s Get it Started” by the Black Eyed Peas? You know the one that begins with the lyric “runnin, runnin”?  Now that you have that song stuck in your head, you probably can relate to those lyrics as you are assessing students in school or therapy sessions. In this week’s episode, Jenna will show you how SLPs can efficiently assess without feeling like you are just running around in circles. With these tangible tips, SLPs will not only receive resources to help facilitate assessments, but will also learn how to involve parents to ensure their child is getting the support they need. 

 

in this episode: 

You’ll hear

• Pros and cons of formal assessments
• Checklists or developmental skill lists used to help with identifying skills that are mastered or emerging
• Best Toys for play-based assessment (cause/effect, pretend play) 
• How to Co-assess with IS/OT/PT
• Standardized tests used for students with autism.

 

Blog Resources Mentioned in the Show

 

https://thespeechroomnews.com/2016/06/10-tricks-to.html,

https://thespeechroomnews.com/2015/08/top-5-parent-handouts-for-preschool-slps.html,

https://thespeechroomnews.com/2015/09/play-based-communication-assessments.html

 

TPT Resources Mentioned in the Show

Preschool SLP Evaluation Forms for Play-Based Assessment:

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Preschool-SLP-Evaluation-Forms-Play-Based-Assessment-2020623

Early Intervention Parent Handouts for Speech and Language Development: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Early-Intervention-Parent-Handouts-for-Speech-and-Language-Development-Set-2-3760940

 

TPT plug for Jenna’s store:

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/The-Dabbling-Speechie/Category/Type-Digital-Speech-Folders-483991

 

 

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