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Adore the BESA - Bilingual English Spanish Assessment
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Hi everyone, Another Sunday has arrived and I've got the assessment everyone has been waiting for: the BESA Bilingual English Spanish Assessment. This assessment has been making waves in the bilingual SLP community ever since it debuted. Finally a thorough walkthrough! Video: BESA Bilingual English Spanish Assessment In the video, I go through the Spanish protocol in depth, covering the phonology, morphosyntax, and semantics sections as well as what other forms are in the assessment. Those forms include the English protocol, the Inventory to Assess Language Knowledge (ITALK), and Bilingual Input-Output Survey (BIOS). It is a really nice addition to your therapeutic test library. The biggest limitation is that it is only normed a small age range (roughly 4 to 7 ish); however, they have normed it for a larger group, I believe. You can find norming information for ages 3 to 9 online. I'll link it when I find it. Also I heard a rumor they are either coming out with a revision to include a wider sample size or it will be included in a sequent version. Anyway, it's a little complex to score, but a really lovely data point to add to assessment reports of bilingual students. Watch it here: BESA Bilingual English Speech Therapy Assessment and let me know your thoughts! ***** I've been contacted by a company called Lovable and it's really interesting! They have a program that can build a website or an app. If you've been waiting to launch, maybe Lovable can help you get going a littler faster. Click below to check it out: Thanks and have a great week ahead, Sarah 💝 |
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