Developing Language: Part of a whole assessment in SLP including: - Answers Language
play
pragmatics
hearing
oral mech
fluency / voice
language based cognition
When gathering information we want to look for indicators of: - Answers -semantic deficits
- morphological deficits
- pragmatic deficits
- phonological deficits
Early Indicator Questions: - Answers - natal questions
- maternal drug use
- prematurity and birth weight
- genetic syndromes
- sensory deficits / hearing loss
- hospitalizations
- neglect / abuse
- babbling age
- early phonological difficulties
Things to observe: - Answers - eye contact
- smiling
- joint attention
- gestures
,- play
Late Talker VS Delayed?
LATE TALKER: - Answers - nonverbal communication
- higher language comp scores on test
- has greater articulation accuracy
Late VS Delayed?
LANG DELAYED: - Answers - family history
- limited syllable structures
- limited phonetic inventory
- multiple position deletions
- numerous vowel errors
- atypical erros, /h/ glottal stopping
Testing:
FORMAL: - Answers CELF - P2
CELF
Informal Language Tests / Systematic Observation: - Answers - follow oral directions
- ask for automatic (counting)
- naming
- prepositions - receptive & expressive
Published informal tests: - Answers - Rossetti
- REEL - 3
- Shipley & McAfee
- Westby Play Scale
Published semantic Tests:
RECEPTIVE: - Answers - Peabody Picture Vocal Test
,- Receptive one word Picture vocal test
- Boehm - 3
Published Semantic Tests:
EXPRESSIVE: - Answers - Expressive one word picture vocab test
- Expressive vocab test
Informal Semantic Tests: - Answers - collecting a lang. sample and calculating the number of
different words for 50 utterances
Published Morphology Test:
RECEPTIVE: - Answers - Test for auditory comprehension of language
- Portions of clinical eval of lang. fundamentals
- test of GRA
Published Morphology Test:
EXPRESSIVE: - Answers - Test for examining Expressive morphology
- structured photographic expressive lang
Published Syntax Tests:
RECEPTIVE - Answers - TACL
Published Syntax Test:
EXPRESSIVE: - Answers -Systematic Analysis of Lang. Transcripts
Pragmatics: Child with lang. delays may exhibit problems: - Answers 1. requesting - incomplete
grammar, less flexible
2. comment - stereotypic, less frequent
3. Presupposition - problems determining what others need to know
4. Turn Taking - Shorter, take longer, less assertive
5. respond - less, unrelated, inappropriate
6. Speech Style Adjustments -few adjustments
Published Pragmatic Tests:
, Tests to administer: - Answers - Test of Pragmatics Skill (TOPL -2)
Published Pragmatic Tests:
Systematic: - Answers - Rosseti
- PLS - 5
_ Shipley & McAfee
Published "overall" language tests: - Answers - preschool language scale -5
- clinical evaluation of lang. fundamentals
- woodcock - johnson Test of achievement
- test of lang. development
Systematic Observations: - Answers - descriptions
- role - playing
- imaginative games "what if" "why"
- use common household items: vaccum cleaner, dust rag, shopping basket, tea set.
- tea party/picnic task
Organizing a systemic observation: - Answers - based on the questionnaire and later interview
- review developmental stages & ages
- Select a parent interview format test and or a developmental test
- select activites and / or toys to accomplish your goals
Collecting a Language Sample: - Answers - play with quiet toys
- audio / video record
- limit use of yes / no ?'s
- follow the ch.'s lead
- engage in parallel talk about the toys and activities in the immediate environment
- introduce topics related to past, present, and future
- use similar toys to ensure consistency