Chapter 8 Flashcards
What are the two levels of a good assessment?
careful planning, observation, and analysis
trying to understand the whole person or family
Make sure that as a clinician you consider cultures. What are some issues that require sensitivity if the client is from another culture?
eye contact physical touch nature of reinforcers family interaction patterns intentional stuttering verbal and nonverbal communication styles modes of address
T or F multicultural and multilingual clients require careful analysis of stuttering in all languages
True make sure you look at all languages the client speaks
What behaviors should be considered stutters during an assessment?
- part word reps
- monosyllabic whole-word reps
- sound prolongations
- blockages of sound or airflow
- unequivocal sound or word avoidances
Reliability is first demonstrated by showing that a rater makes same judgment when he or she judges the behavior the 2nd time….what kind of reliability is this?
intrarater
Reliability then demonstrated by showing that a different ratter makes the same judgment as the first. what kind of reliability is this?
interater
how do you calculate interater reliability and intrarater?
reliability =agreements /agreements +disagreements + 100
When assessing stuttering what things do you want to assess?
frequency of stutter, types of stutter, duration of stutter, severity of stutter and 2ndary /core behaviors
when assessing stuttering you can look at % of words stuttered or % syllables stuttering
to calculate % syllables stuttering (%ss)
total stutters/total syllables
What are normal disfluencies?
multisyllable words repetitions, phrase repetitions, interjections and revisions
what are stutter like behaviors that you would assess when doing an assessment?
part-word and single-syllable whole-word repetitions, tense pauses and dysrhythmic phonations
T or F if a child has more than 50 % stutter-like disfluencies, more likely to be stuttering than normally disfluent.
True
T or F. If child has more than three stutter-like disfluencies per 100 words, more likely to be stuttering
True
T or F. after age 4 typical children show decrease in part-word repetitions
True If child is showing plateau or increase in part-word reps after 4, more likely to be stuttering
When assessing duration the common practice is to average _____ longest stutters.
3 (this is a component of the severity assessment)
