Speech Sound Disorders in Preschoolers: Best Practices for Evaluation
Course: #9922Level: Advanced 1 Hour 8820 Reviews
This is Part 1 of a four-part series. This course describes best practices for completing speech sound disorder evaluations at the preschool level. It will discuss how to analyze case histories to identify risk factors, and synthesize results of connected speech samples, standardized speech assessments, and diadochokinesis measures in order to differentially diagnose speech sound disorders.
Part 2: Course 9929, Part 3: Course 9933, Part 4: Course 9934
On Demand
Course Type: Video
CEUs/Hours Offered: AG Bell - LSLS/1.0 Domain 3; ASHA/0.1 Advanced, Professional; IACET/0.1; Kansas LTS-S1370/1.0; SAC/1.0
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Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to list risk factors for children with concurrent language and literacy delays.
- After this course, participants will be able to identify qualitative and quantitative measures that can be used to evaluate connected speech samples when differentially diagnosing speech sound disorders.
- After this course, participants will be able to describe how to evaluate speech performance by synthesizing findings from single word speech tests and connected speech samples.
Course created on November 9, 2021
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-10 Minutes | Case history: Reviewing red flags |
| 10-20 Minutes | Minimally verbal children |
| 20-30 Minutes | Language sampling |
| 30-40 Minutes | Single-word speech tests |
| 40-45 Minutes | Diadochokinetics (DDK): Fluency, accuracy, rate, tone, movement |
| 45-55 Minutes | Differential diagnosis |
| 55-60 Minutes | Summary, Q&A |
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Kelly Vess
MA CCC-SLP
Kelly Vess, MA, CCC-SLP, has over 20 years of experience as a school speech-language pathologist, clinical instructor, and researcher. She presents intervention research and evidence-based practice workshops annually at ASHA’s national conferences.
Kelly is also the host of The Preschool SLP Podcast: KellyVessSLP and creator of the Sparkle in School Membership with 100% done-for-you weekly activities. She is the author of two clinical practice books: Speech Sound Disorders Comprehensive Evaluation and Treatment and 32 Lessons that Create Life-Long Change in Autism Intervention. Kelly’s mission is to translate research into Monday morning practice to empower children with special needs.
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AG Bell - Listening and Spoken Language Credential
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American Speech-Language-Hearing Assn.
Advanced Level
0.10 ASHA CEUs
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Kansas Dept for Aging and Disability Services
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