Spoken Language and Learning in School Age Individuals

2145V - Evidence-Based Solutions to Determining Adverse Educational and Social Impact of Developmental Language Delay

ON-DEMAND

Format: 1-Hour Seminar (Virtual)

Audience: Researchers, Related Professionals, Early Career Professionals (under 5 years)

Keywords: educational impact, social impact, strengths based assessment, eligibility determination, adverse educational impact

Presenting Author(s)

Adriana Lavi

Lavi Institute

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This will discuss evidence-based strategies of determining the impact of a developmental language disorder (DLD) on educational progress and social interactions using rating scales that analyze real-life authentic observations by teachers and clinicians. This session will demonstrate ways to assess real-world challenges faced by individuals with DLD in the school setting and their adverse educational and social impact.

Learning Objectives:

Explain the valuable information that teachers can provide regarding a student�s speech understanding of spoken language, oral language, language integration, literacy, and social language abilities in the school-based setting
List educational and social communication areas that were found to be directly affected by difficulties in language comprehension and expression
Explain the need for school-based language evaluations to include teacher observations when determining adverse educational and social impact