Advisory Services: Public School Support
Collaboration & Support
Consultations and trainings are provided for parents to help better understand their child's strengths and weaknesses in order to best support them. The following areas can be supported:
Evaluation Process
Support provided in understanding the referral, initial evaluation, and re-evaluation process proviced by the public school system, including:
Guidance in filling out background information, parent feedback forms, and evaluation questionnaires.
Conferences to prepare for parent interviews and preliminary evaluation meetings, including guidance on requesting tests and/or areas in which to request testing.
Review of Existing Formal Evaluation
Individual analysis of a formal evaluation submitted by the client, with a summary of the findings and key data points that are most impactful to a child's communication..
Consultation with client to review all aspects of the formal evaluation with specific attention given to the speech and language/communication section.
Recommendations and advisement on development of goals based on weaknesses found within the evaluation.
Recommendations and advisement on what services to request, including duration and frequency.
Review of Proposed ARD/Special Education services
Careful review and analysis of ARD paperwork, including: Eligibility, Placement, Schedule of Services, Accommodations, and Goals.
Advisement of suggestions and feedback to offer the ARD committee in the above mentioned areas.
Review of Goal Data
Consultation on apparent progress reported by the public school SLP.
Analysis of reported data in relation to observed abilities at home and in the clinical setting.
Support in discussing issues with the public school SLP.