INTERNAL PD INFO: From Evaluation to Service Delivery for SLPs with Marie Ireland

From Evaluation to Service Delivery: Research-Informed Practices That Empower SLPs to Navigate Tensions and Strengthen Collaboration with Marie Ireland 

Friday, March 6, 2026  

8:00 AM – 4:00 PM  

Rio Vista Recreation Center  

8866 W Thunderbird Rd., Peoria, AZ 85381   

There is no fee to attend. Thanks to Peoria Unified School District for providing the venue for this event.  

Comprehensive speech-language assessment is essential for identifying students with disabilities under IDEA and requires the use of multiple tools and strategies. Post-pandemic skill gaps and increased referrals have intensified challenges for SLPs, contributing to misidentification and overidentification.  

This session examines nine research-identified tensions affecting school-based evaluation and eligibility practices and offers solutions to improve collaboration, caseload management, and decision-making. Participants will learn systematic, culturally responsive methods for integrating standardized and informal data—including dynamic assessment—to identify strengths, needs, and learning potential. Emphasis is placed on linking evaluation results to instruction, service delivery, and educationally relevant outcomes.  

ASHA CEs are not provided; however, participants will receive a certificate of completion for six Professional Development Hours (PDH), which count toward CCC maintenance. You can find more information from ASHA about PDHs on the ASHA certification FAQs webpage.  

About the Presenter: 

Marie Ireland is an adjunct research associate at Charles Sturt University in Australia, a Board-Certified Specialist in Child Language (BCS-CL) and served as the Virginia Department of Education’s specialist for evaluation and eligibility, speech language pathology, and related services for 16 years. She has served as ASHA’s Vice President of SLP Practice (2018–2020) and on the executive board of the State Education Agencies Communication Disabilities Council. Her areas of interest include child language, evidence-based assessment, and dynamic assessment. She has written numerous books and research articles. She received a national editor’s award in 2013 and an international award in 2021 for articles on evidence-based practice in schools. Her research focuses on evaluation and eligibility decision making in the US. She presents regularly at state, national and international conferences and venues.  

Apply now to attend this session. Seats are limited. Preference will be given to SLPs and SLTs who are district or charter school employees. Staffing agency employees contracted to a district or charter will be placed on a waiting list. This session is not intended for SLPAs. 

If you have questions about this event, please email the ESS Recruitment and Retention Inbox.