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ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SOUND SYSTEM DISORDERS IN MISSOURI
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Following is
information to assist SLPs determine eligibility for diagnosis of
children with Sound System Disorders (SSD) in Missouri public
schools.
1. DESE System for
SSD with Single Error Sound
The first item is the
chart accepted by the Missouri Department of Elementary and
Secondary Education (DESE) in September, 2007 for initial
diagnosis of a single sound disorder. Click here
for the chart.
For further information
about initial determination of eligibility for Sound System
Disorder, go to
http://dese.mo.gov/divspeced/PDF/SSQA.pdf
for a Q&A on the DESE website.
2. System for
Guiding Professional Judgment for SSD with Multiple Sound
Errors
A procedure for using
professional judgment in determining eligibility when sound system
disorders involve more than a single sound was developed by Dr.
Julie Masterson and Sarah Basye (Missouri State University) with
input from a team of clinicians working in Missouri Schools,
including Susan Borgmeyer, Elaine Kempker, and Brenda
Martien. The system is
based on current research on typical phonological development in
children. A "Quick Start" for Recommendations for Using
Professional Judgment can be obtained by
clicking here.
For the accompanying research base, click
here.
3. DESE-MSHA 2001
Chart for Developmental/Non-Developmental Errors
This chart was
developed by a task force including DESE and MSHA representatives
in 2001 that is based on studies by Shriberg, 1993.
School districts that were using this chart prior to the
publication of the DESE chart in 2007 may continue to use
it when considering initial eligibility for SSD on the condition
that there is more than a single sound error present.
When determining
initial eligibility for children with phonological processing
errors, districts may choose to use either the Masterson/Basye
system or the Shriberg chart or may use other normative data. It
is strongly recommended by MSHA that the evaluation report state
which data was used. A district should make a determination of how
initial eligibility will be determined to avoid inconsistent
application of criteria.
Remember that when
determining initial eligibility for a child with a single sound
error, the DESE chart must be used in Missouri public
schools.
