SPEECH AND LANGUAGE
EVALUATION SCALE
(SLES)

 

by Diane R. Fressola & Sandra C. Hoerchler

Copyright © 1989

 

The Speech and Language Evaluation Scale (SLES) is designed for in-school screening and referral of students with speech and language problems. The scale is designed to provide the clinician with comprehensive professional input from classroom teachers, without requiring lengthy and difficult anecdotal reporting. Each subscale is associated with one of the most commonly recognized characteristics of speech and language disorders. The SLES Speech subscales are Articulation, Voice, and Fluency; and the Language subscales are Form, Content, and Pragmatics.

Particular attention was given to the inclusion of racial and ethnic minorities in the creation of the national norms. Internal consistency, test-retest, and inter-rater reliability; item and factor analysis; and content, diagnostic, and construct validity are documented and reported for the scale.

 

The Pre-Referral Speech and Language Checklist will save time on screening and referral by providing accurate observational information from classroom teachers.

The SLES is what speech and language clinicians and pathologists will prefer when making decisions about additional testing and services for students with speech and language impairments.

Characteristics and Components of the SLES

• The SLES is based on the federal definition of speech impaired (PL 94-142) and the speech and language disorders definitions recognized by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).

• The SLES was standardized on a total of 4,501 students.

• The standardization sample included students from 27 states and 82 school districts and represented all geographic regions of the United States.

• The SLES was factor analyzed to create the factor clusters (subscales).

• The SLES provides separate norms for male and female students 4.5 to 18+ years of age.

• The SLES can be completed in approximately 20 minutes and includes 68 items easily observed and documented by educational personnel.

• The Pre-Referral Speech and Language Checklist provides a means of calling attention to speech and language difficulties for the purpose of early intervention before formal assessment of the student.

• The Speech and Language Classroom Intervention Manual includes IEP goals, objectives, and interventions for all 68 items on the scale.

• The SLES Quick Score computer program converts raw scores to standard and percentile scores and makes scoring efficient and convenient.

Educational Planning

 

The Speech and Language Classroom Intervention Manual (206 pages, © 1990) contains goals, objectives, and interventions for writing the student’s IEP for the areas of Articulation, Voice, Fluency, Form, Content, and Pragmatics. Intervention strategies are provided for speech and language pathologists functioning in a consultant model with the student’s classroom teacher for each communication skill on the scale. For pre-referral and classroom intervention, the Speech and Language Classroom Intervention Manual is a must for all speech and language pathologists working in public and private educational settings.

 

To order: Check box next to product then Add To Cart
		01150	SLES COMPLETE KIT	$177.00
		Includes:
		01111	Pre-Referral Speech and Language Checklists (50)	$38.00
		00672	Intervention Strategies Documentation Forms (50)	$38.00
		01100	SLES Technical Manual	$21.00
		01110	SLES Rating Forms (50)	$44.00
		01120	Speech and Language Classroom Intervention Manual (Includes: Appendix CD with PDF file)	$36.00
		COMPUTER PROGRAMS:
		All computer program must be used with the companion manuals and/or rating forms. (See Software Requirements.)
	*	01101	SLES Quick Score (Windows®)	$34.50

 

* Not included in complete kit

 

 

 

 

 

SIMPLE SIGNING WITH YOUNG CHILDREN
A Guide for Infant, Toddler, and Preschool Teachers

 

by Carol Garboden Murray

Copyright © 2007

 

Written for teachers of hearing children from birth to age six, Simple Signing is the perfect introduction to teaching young children through sign. There are chapters for infants, toddlers, and preschool children, with age-appropriate signs. The chapter written for teachers of infants focuses on using beginning signs as a bridge to communicating with words, while the toddler chapter focuses on signing to promote expression, enrich vocabulary, and teach social skills. The preschool chapter places an emphasis on using signs to enhance emergent literacy skills.

 

Each sign is illustrated with a caption and one or more photos of a young child or adult demonstrating the sign, making them easy to understand and execute. Instructions for putting signs together into simple sentences are also included. In addition to the conventional index, there is also a pictorial index of signs to help you find what you need quickly and easily. Simple Signing shows teachers just how easy and valuable it can be to incorporate sign language into daily activities.

 

204 Pages/Paperback
AGH13489	Simple Signing With Young Children	$27.50