IEPs
It must be completed within thirty days after the [re]evaluation team issues the [re]evaluation report.
What is the IEP?
Within 10 days screen the student, use your clinical judgment to determine if the student will participate in MTSS or if you will issue a permission to evaluate for measures of oral communication
What is handling a parent request for a speech and language evaluation?
You need two attempts to get a signed PTRE from a parent before you can start testing a student.
False
Calculated when we administer a norm-referenced assessment under standard procedures
What is a standardized score?
True or False
A student with an intellectual disability needs to be in speech therapy for their entire school career because the parent states they have a disability.
False
Why?
The student's parent/guardian, the special education teacher, the regular education teacher, and the LEA.
Who are the mandatory IEP team members?
Neurotypical student scores within the average range for articulation and language. Informal assessment indicates social language, voice, and fluency within functional limits. Does not qualify for services. Evaluation report is finalized. What else do you have to issue?
What is a non Eligible NOREP?
Yes or No
Evaluating a 5th grade student that receives language support (math and ELA) with standard scores on language assessment between 73 to 77. Articulation standard scores in words 80 and standard scores in sentences 95. Teacher reports student communicates well in class but does not talk with peers. Student has comprehension goals for questions in learning support. Observation during lunch the student interacted with one peer for approximately 3-4 conversation turns. Parent reports student has difficulty getting his thoughts out. Speech therapist is considering a goal for inferencing. Would you qualify this student?
No
Examples include the Communication Matrix, SLAM cards, Non-word repetition task, Functional Communication Profile-Revised.
What are informal measures?
True or False
After submitting the parent signed Medical Assistance page to sbap@philasd.org you have provided the ACCESS office everything they need for Medical Authorization
False
What else do you need to do?
These describe the rights of a parent of a child with a disability and the procedures that safeguard those rights under state and federal special education law. You have to give the parent a copy of these at every IEP meeting.
What is the Procedural Safeguards Notice?
True or False.
When a parent requests a speech and language evaluation you must issue a Permission to [re]Evaluate
False
What do you do if a parent requests a speech and language evaluation?
Prior written notice must be issued approximately 90 days before the reevaluation is due.
What is the new reevaluations procedure starting November 1, 2023?
True or False
Standard scores below 78 on speech and language assessments mean a student needs speech and language therapy
False
What other factors do we consider?
True or False
Prior written notice must be issued approximately 90 days before the reevaluation is due for all students with an IEP. This includes SLI only students.
True
Parents notified in writing whenever the school either proposes to or refuses to make a change to the IEP. It summarizes the student's educational placement and summarizes the parents' right to agree or disagree.
What is the NOREP (Notice of Recommended Educational Placement)?
Another therapist indicated the student has speech and language needs in the Evaluation report. Articulation typical. The report was finalized and the student transferred to another school. You have to complete the IEP. Teacher reports student is functioning at the level of peers in the classroom. What do you do?
Responses will vary.
In an [re]evaluation, it is a summary of the student's performance from the time they entered speech therapy with the District to now. Should include reference to prior goals and progress student made. Changes or discontinuation of goals should be included here with the reasons goals were discontinued.
What is a review of records?
Must be completed within 60 days of receiving a parent's consent.
What is an [re]evaluation?
True or False
You can add new information to an [re]evaluation by amending it.
False
You can amend an evaluation to change demographic information only.
What are the four things you have to do when entering therapy minutes for an SLI only student in EasyIEP?
Four things you have to do: 1.)add speech and language support on the placement page, 2.)enter two sentences on the placement page (e.g. The student will participate with regular education peers except when they are receiving speech therapy for 90 minutes a month in a small group), 3.) go into EasyIEP and select details next to speech and language support, select "group" from the drop down menu, 4.) go back to placement page of IEP and change to "outside of the regular education classroom"
True or False
Therapist completes two formal assessments and reports standard scores. The student is eligible under SLI diagnosis.
False
Why?
review of records, articulation, receptive language, expressive language, social language, voice, fluency, observation, teacher input, parent input.
What are the parts SLPs should include in a comprehensive speech and language reevaluation?
Therapist provides the teacher with strategies to support the student in the classroom. The student does not receive special education.
What is level one RTI?
True or False
In the area of speech/language you are the expert on appropriate levels of service and appropriate goals.
TRUE