Dynamic Assessment Protocol for EL Students

(EDITABLE/ WORD DOC) Dynamic Assessment Protocol + Bilingual Eligibility Decision-Making Guide TK–8th Grade · SLPs and SLPAs · Editable Word Document

The most searched, least resourced topic in bilingual SLP practice. And now finally done well and in one place!

This bundle gives you two complete, fully editable clinical tools designed specifically for evaluating English learners and bilingual students from TK through 8th grade. No additional test kits required. Everything is built around materials you already have in your speech room.

Part 1: Dynamic Assessment Protocol

A complete test-teach-retest protocol blending the Gutierrez-Clellen and Pena (2001) framework with Lidz mediated learning principles across four language domains — vocabulary, narrative language, phonological awareness, and grammar and morphosyntax. Each domain includes grade-banded administration guidance, a five-level cue hierarchy with example scripts, modifiability scoring, and retest recording. Includes a full student intake panel, bilingual functional communication table, and a cross-domain summary with an eight-item eligibility checklist.

Part 2: Bilingual Eligibility Decision-Making Guide

A visual, easy-to-reference guide walking you through the difference vs. disorder framework step by step. Includes a five-step decision flowchart with color-coded outcomes, side-by-side difference vs. disorder comparison tables across expressive language, receptive language, and phonology, a complete list of Spanish-influenced English features that must never be scored as errors, and a four-section eligibility checklist with a signature block ready for your file.

Why this resource stands out:

Everything is grounded in IDEA 34 C.F.R. ss300.304, California Ed Code ss56320, and ASHA Bilingual Service Delivery guidance. It is built for real caseloads, written in plain clinical language, and editable so you can add student names, adjust items for your population, and use it across the full TK–8 span. No reformatting. No starting from scratch. Open it, fill in the brackets, and go.

Designed by a bilingual SLP for speech therapy. Built for the caseloads that need it most.