Teaching · Speech & Language

Ask the teacher for examples, then see the pattern.

Rate seven parts of class talk against classmates, note where it shows up in schoolwork and what has been tried, and record the student’s languages and screenings. The summary puts the clear differences first and lists what to follow up.

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The interview notes

One record per student and interview. Use initials or a code, never a name. The example is made up.

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What you get

Teaching · Speech & Language$12 · included with Classroom and Whole-school licenses

What you finish with
For each interview, the teacher’s ratings of class talk against classmates, the effect on schoolwork in the teacher’s words, supports tried with results, and a list of follow-ups.
Who it is for
School speech-language pathologists gathering information after a referral, and evaluation teams who want the teacher’s view in one place.
Format
Browser form used during or right after the interview. Several saved interviews per student; printed with the summary or as a blank interview form; CSV with one row per interview or the supports table; export and import a file.
Access
$12 one-time, yours on every device you sign in on; the tool opens once you are signed in with it. Included with Caveat Classroom and Whole-school licenses. Also in the Speech & Language toolkit ($79) and the Teaching Suite pass ($199), and 1 more bundle. Everything you type stays in this browser; nothing is sent to Caveat.
Where it lives
The Speech & Language space in Caveat Teaching.
Support
Questions about an order, access or a correction: team@caveatacademic.com.
a recent example of each
Drawn for this page. The best interview notes hold the teacher’s own examples, not only ratings.

How to use it

  1. Start a record with the student’s initials or a code and the interview date.
  2. Note the teacher, the grade and what prompted the concern.
  3. Rate each skill against classmates, asking for a recent example of each.
  4. Record languages, screenings and the supports already tried.
  5. Read the summary and make the follow-ups it lists.

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What the notes are for

Why ask the teacher

An evaluation draws on several sources, and the teacher sees the student in the talk of lessons, groups and directions every day. Asking for a recent example of each rating turns a general impression into something the team can check against observation and testing.

Language background

A student learning English, or using another language at home, may sound different from classmates for reasons that are not a disorder. Compare with peers who share the student’s language background, and ask the family about both languages.

What these notes are not

They are not a rating scale with norms and they do not decide eligibility. They are the teacher’s observations, recorded carefully, for the team to weigh with everything else.

Sources

  1. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Practice Portal: Spoken Language Disorders, and Speech Sound Disorders: Articulation and Phonology (assessment: case history and teacher input).
  2. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Practice Portal: Bilingual Service Delivery (comparing with peers of similar language background).
  3. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act regulations, 34 CFR 300.304(b) and (c) (a variety of assessment tools and information; not limited to one measure) and 300.306 (determination by a group).
  4. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Memo 11-07 (2011): response to intervention cannot be used to delay or deny an evaluation.

The example student is made up. These notes record a teacher’s observations; the evaluation team decides what to assess and what it means. Support: team@caveatacademic.com.