Speech Sound Disorders and Motor Speech Disorder in Children

2175V - Determining Adverse Educational and Social Impact: Evidence Based Solutions to Decision Making

ON-DEMAND

Format: 1-Hour Seminar (Virtual)

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

Keywords: educational impact, strengths-based assessment, impact of speech disorders, eligibility determination, adverse educational impact

Presenting Author(s)

Adriana Lavi

Lavi Institute

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This presentation will review evidence-based strategies of determining the impact of speech disorders on educational progress and social interactions using rating scales that analyze real-life authentic observations by teachers and clinicians. This session will examine ways to assess real-world challenges faced by individuals with speech disorders in the school setting and their adverse educational and social impact.

Learning Objectives:

List educational and social communication areas that were found to be directly affected by speech impairments
Explain the need for school-based speech evaluations to include teacher observations when determining adverse educational and social impact
List educational and social communication areas that were found to be directly affected by difficulties in language comprehension and expression