Assessment Practices
The Assessment Exemplar Lead provides assessment tool models and practices as well as a deep knowledge of the assessments that are utilized for gathering information and determining special education eligibility for the preschool aged child. This Exemplar Lead exhibits exceptional practices for assessing the preschool child across disabilities, assessing preschool children who are English language learners, and in utilizing a range of assessment tools. The Assessment Exemplar Lead is also highly knowledgeable and may also utilize an innovative assessment model such as (but not limited to) a diagnostic assessment classroom.
Exemplar Leads for Assessment Practices
Piedmont Unified School District
Linsey Sandrew is a Speech and Language Pathologist based in Oakland, California. Linsey studied linguistics and Spanish literature at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), which laid the groundwork for her study of communication. In 2013, Linsey earned a Master of Science in Communicative Disorders from San Francisco State University, where she focused on the study of AAC use in schools.
Linsey has primarily worked as a school-based SLP with a focus on preschool and elementary school in the bay area. Linsey has extensive experience assessing and working with students with childhood apraxia of speech, phonological processing disorders, Autism, gestalt language learners, and students who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication methods. She believes in drawing from a multitude of methodologies and strategies to support each unique student to support and enhance their communication.
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