Birth - 3 years
Early Intervention Evaluations
Play-based evaluation in the home or daycare through New York's Early Intervention Program - at no cost to families.
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Evaluations · Birth to 21
Clear answers about your child's communication
Comprehensive, culturally responsive speech and language evaluations across New York City and Long Island - including bilingual assessment, Early Intervention, CPSE/CSE, and independent educational evaluations.
- ✓ ASHA-certified, NY-licensed SLPs
- ✓ Bilingual & multilingual assessment
- ✓ Reports districts accept
- ✓ Mobile, in-home & teletherapy
Which evaluation do I need?
Find your pathway in one step
What brings you here?
Choose the closest match and we'll point you to the right evaluation pathway.
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Early Intervention Evaluation
Play-based, developmentally appropriate speech-language evaluation for infants and toddlers, in the environments where your child already communicates.
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Our Evaluations
Every evaluation we offer
Ages 3 - 21
CPSE & CSE Evaluations
Preschool and school-age evaluations that connect communication skills to classroom access and IEP goals.
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Bilingual & Multilingual Evaluations
Assessment across your child's full language repertoire so a difference is never labeled a disorder.
Learn about bilingual evaluationAges 3 - 21
Independent Educational Evaluations (IEE)
A second, independent look when a family or advocate disagrees with a district evaluation.
Ask about an IEEAll ages
Private Speech & Language Evaluations
Family-initiated, comprehensive assessment with a full written report - no waitlists or referrals required.
Discuss a private evaluationAll ages
AAC Evaluations
Feature-matching evaluation for children who need a communication device or system to be heard.
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Difference vs. Disorder
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Speaking two languages never causes a speech delay
Bilingual children are too often over-identified - or missed entirely - because they were tested in only one language. We evaluate the whole child, across every language they live in.
A language difference
- ✓ Skills look different in English but strong in the home language
- ✓ Patterns match typical second-language learning (silent period, code-switching)
- ✓ Communication is effective with family and same-language peers
- ✓ Errors reflect the influence of one language on the other
A language disorder
- ✓ Difficulty shows up in every language the child uses
- ✓ The child is behind same-language, same-experience peers
- ✓ Family reports the child was slower to communicate from the start
- ✓ Breakdowns persist even with familiar people and routines
The Process
What every evaluation looks like
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1. Free 15-minute call
We listen to your concerns, explain which pathway fits, and tell you what it will cost - if anything.
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2. Intake & records
Developmental history, language exposure profile, teacher input, and any prior reports or IEPs.
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3. Evaluation
Standardized measures plus dynamic assessment, language sampling, and observation in real settings.
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4. Report & next steps
A clear written report with findings, recommendations, and a plain-language debrief with your family.
For Referral Sources
Districts, agencies, pediatricians & advocates
We partner with the professionals around a child - adding bilingual evaluation capacity, meeting compliance timelines, and writing reports that hold up at the table.
- ✓ Contracted CPSE/CSE and Early Intervention evaluations
- ✓ Independent educational evaluations and record reviews
- ✓ Bilingual evaluators for Spanish, Haitian Creole and more
- ✓ Attendance at IEP, CPSE and CSE meetings
- ✓ Timely, defensible reports with functional recommendations
Frequently Asked Questions
Evaluation questions, answered
Which evaluation does my child need?+
It depends on age and who is asking. Under 3, evaluations run through Early Intervention.
Ages 3-5 go through the CPSE, and school-age children through the CSE. Families who want
answers directly - or faster - can request a private evaluation, and families who disagree
with a district evaluation may be entitled to an independent educational evaluation.
Do you evaluate bilingual and multilingual children?+
Yes. Bilingual evaluation is our specialty. We assess across all of the languages a child uses,
gather a detailed language-exposure history, and use dynamic assessment so that a language
difference is never misidentified as a disorder.
How long does an evaluation take?+
Direct assessment usually takes 60-90 minutes, often across two shorter sessions for young children.
Written reports are typically completed within 7-10 business days.
Will an evaluation guarantee services?+
No evaluation can promise eligibility - that decision belongs to the Early Intervention Program or
the school district. What we can promise is a thorough, defensible evaluation with clear documentation
and recommendations.
Can schools, agencies, and attorneys contract with you?+
Yes. We contract with districts, preschools, Early Intervention agencies, and advocates for monolingual
and bilingual evaluation capacity, including IEEs and record reviews.
Not sure where to start? Start with a conversation.
Fifteen minutes with a licensed speech-language pathologist - we'll tell you which evaluation fits and what happens next.