Dynamic Assessment of Speech and Language Disorders: Examples for an Educational Setting
Traditional and Innovative Assessment Techniques for Students with Disabilities
ISBN: 978-1-83909-891-8, eISBN: 978-1-83909-890-1
Publication date: 11 August 2021
Abstract
Dynamic assessment in the educational setting has been shown to offer many benefits for students with speech and language disorders. This chapter highlights the benefits of dynamic assessment and describes the limitations of static assessments. Because dynamic assessment can be implemented in many ways, three scenarios have been designed to provide an overview of some of these variations. Scenario 1 includes a graduated prompt approach for assessing abilities in the production of speech sounds using a standardized dynamic assessment. Scenario 2 includes a graduated prompt approach for assessing the linguistic skills underlying spelling errors. Scenario 3 includes a test-teach-retest approach for determining the presence of language impairment in students who speak a nonmainstream dialect of English. Suggestions for goal setting and increasing dynamic assessment applications for students with speech and language disorders are presented.
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Citation
Collins, G.G. and Glaspey, A.M. (2021), "Dynamic Assessment of Speech and Language Disorders: Examples for an Educational Setting", Obiakor, F.E. and Bakken, J.P. (Ed.) Traditional and Innovative Assessment Techniques for Students with Disabilities (Advances in Special Education, Vol. 36), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 155-179. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0270-401320210000036010
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:Emerald Publishing Limited
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