Latest News
Welcome to our Latest News section, where you can find the latest updates on our services, events, and achievements. Oceanview aims to be a team of qualified and experienced speech therapists who are passionate about helping children with various communication difficulties. We offer individualized and evidence-based assessment and treatment plans for children of all ages and backgrounds.
We are excited to share these updates with you and look forward to being a resource for your speech and language needs.
We have recently expanded our number of providers to include an SLP-A in Palmdale, California. We would like to introduce you to Arlene Valentine, certified speech-language pathology assistant (SLP-A). Arlene graduated from Arizona State University and provides in-home services to children in greater Palmdale, California. Arlene works with and is supervised by Oceanview’s director, providing therapy services for Oceanview on the West Coast. We are excited to have Arlene on board! Please contact us if you are interested in private in-home services near Palmdale.
We proudly announce that Carmen was given an Award for Continuing Education (ACE) in July 2023 from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). This award recognizes that Carmen has undergone over 70 hours of additional training and education in continuing education units (CEUs). This award recognizes Oceanview’s excellence in professional development.
Carmen recently enrolled in “Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) and its Place Amongst Complex Speech Disorders,” a course that delves deep into the intricate world of childhood apraxia and its effect on young children. CAS, its unique challenges, and the latest evidence-based practices surrounding assessment and treatment will be studied.
We are excited to announce that Oceanview Therapy, LLC has obtained new and updated speech-language assessments to thoroughly evaluate clients and determine the presence of a communication disorder. Formal assessment is a process of evaluating a client’s communication skills using standardized tests and measures. Formal assessment is an important tool to help identify the nature and severity of a communication disorder and the strengths and weaknesses of a client’s communication abilities. These tests can also help determine appropriate goals and objectives of a treatment plan and outcomes of a therapy program. Some of the formal assessments that we provide to our clients include:
– The Test of Language Development – Primary: Fifth Edition (TOLD-P:5): is a standardized assessment measuring spoken language in children aged 4-8. It evaluates semantics, syntax, phonology, and morphology skills.
– The Test of Language Development – Intermediate: Fifth Edition (TOLD-I:5): is a standardized assessment measuring spoken language in children aged 8-17. It evaluates semantics, syntax, phonology, and morphology skills.
– The Expressive Language Test – Second Edition: Normative Update (ELT-2 NU): is a norm-referenced test that evaluates expressive language skills in children aged 5-12 years. It covers vocabulary, morphology, syntax, and verbal reasoning skills.
– The Rossetti Infant-Toddler Language Scale (RITLS): is a criterion-referenced tool that assesses infants and toddlers’ preverbal and verbal communication skills from birth to 36 months. It covers interaction-attachment, gestures, play, language comprehension, and language expression domains.
– The Preschool Language Scales – Fifth Edition (PLS-5): are norm-referenced tests that measure language development in children aged from birth to 7 years. They include two versions: PLS-5 for English and PLS-5 Spanish for bilingual or Spanish-speaking children. They examine auditory comprehension and expressive communication abilities.
We also use informal assessments, such as observation, caregiver and teacher interviews, and rating scales, to complement the formal assessments and obtain a comprehensive picture of a client’s communication skills. If you are interested in receiving a formal assessment from Oceanview, please contact us to schedule an appointment.
Carmen has been accepted into the University of Cincinnati’s Special Education Leadership Certificate program. This certificate focuses on special education law, treating autism spectrum disorder, and the ethics of special education. Carmen aims to offer expertise in special education leadership roles and enhance her contributions as an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) team member in public schools.
