Beginning Assessment of School-Aged Children with Language Disorders (W6-7)

Question 1

Overview of Assessment Parameters (5)

Answer 1

• Length (~60 mins)
• Principal players (parents, teachers, related professions, etc.)
• Referral routes (parents, teachers, physicians)
• IEP-ed or not
• Testing and/or observation

Question 2

After what age does a child become a principal player in their assessment parameters?

Answer 2

7 y/o

Question 3

What is a “decontextualized” assessment parameter?

Answer 3

• Contrived

- Not naturalistic

Question 4

What are some examples of decontextualized tasks?

Answer 4

• Standardized norm referenced tests
• Non-word repetition
• Grammaticality tasks

Question 5

What are some advantages of decontextualized tasks?

Answer 5

• You can get the exact answer you are looking for

- You have something to compare it to

Question 6

What is a “contextualized” assessment parameter?

Answer 6

-Naturalistic

Question 7

What are some examples of contextualized tasks?

Answer 7

-Grammaticality task related to school work

Question 8

What are some advantages of contextualized tasks?

Answer 8

-You can work on more than one thing at once
-You can manipulate your environment.
BUT… -You can’t force what you’re getting out

Question 9

Assessment questions, general (6)

Answer 9

• Identification (presence/absence)
• Eligibility (for school / clinical setting)
• Nature of deficits
• Explanation (at all levels of the onion)
• Rx for intervention
• Prognosis

Question 10

Assessment Question: Nature of Deficits (6)

Answer 10

• Linguistic levels (word, sentence, discourse/text)
• Linguistic components (syntax, semantics, prag)
• Modalities involved (written, spoken)
• Subtyping
• Severity
• Connection to academics