Identifying communication barriers to unlock educational potential through expert SLP assessment.
Communication is the foundation of educational access and social-emotional development. When a student struggles to comprehend classroom instruction, articulate speech sounds, express complex thoughts, or navigate peer social dynamics, their entire academic journey is compromised.
At CAS Evaluations, our California-licensed Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) conduct comprehensive Independent Educational Evaluations across all communicative domains—delivering diagnostic clarity, specialized therapy minutes recommendations, and measurable IEP milestones.
Standardized clinical batteries identifying receptive, expressive, pragmatic, and motor speech disorders.
Evaluating sentence comprehension, linguistic concepts, word retrieval, grammatical syntax, and semantic organization to measure functional classroom processing.
Assessing speech sound production, motor planning (apraxia), and phonological process suppression to ensure intelligible verbal communication across settings.
Evaluating conversational turn-taking, non-verbal cues, abstract idioms, and perspective-taking—vital for autistic and twice-exceptional (2e) students.
Diagnosing stuttering, cluttering, vocal strain, resonance imbalances, and vocal cord dysfunction impacting classroom oral participation.
Legally defensible speech-language support roadmaps designed for California IEP team adoption.
Prescriptions for individual vs. small-group SLP service frequency, session durations, and delivery models (pull-out vs. classroom push-in).
Visual schedule supports, extended oral response time, reduced auditory background distractions, and assistive AAC device integration.
Objective baseline-anchored goals targeting phonological accuracy, sentence syntax, pragmatic social engagement, and fluency maintenance.
If the school district denied speech services or their evaluation missed pragmatic language or motor articulation deficits, an Independent Educational Evaluation provides the clinical leverage you need.
Speech refers to the physical production of sounds (articulation, voice, fluency). Language refers to the system of words and symbols used to share meaning (vocabulary, grammar, understanding directions).
While our SLPs assess pragmatic language (social communication), a medical diagnosis of Autism often requires a multidisciplinary team. However, we can identify educational eligibility for Speech or Language Impairment related to social deficits.
Yes. We have expertise in Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and can assess students with complex communication needs to determine appropriate devices or systems.