Children Ax Flashcards
When observing a child’s speech language and communication what components will you look at?
- Attention and Listening
- Play and interaction
- Receptive Language
- Expressive Language
- Speech
5 levels of the
Communication Pyramid.
Comment on each!
If child in KS1: ages 5-7 & KS2 age 7-11
What are the 5 attention and listening difficulties they may face?
Can appear inattentive or distracted
May need reminders to listen when 1:1, more in small groups and frequently in whole groups
Short attention span
Needs prompts to listen
Attention is fleeting either unfocused or over-focussed in an object
What are the components of poor receptive language in KS1?
Difficulty following long complex language
Does not understand how and w Q
Does not understand concepts at level expected for their age
Difficulty understanding 4 or more ICW
May need time to process info and respond
Has little generalisation of concepts such as time space position
Slow and inconsistent responses
Doesn’t respond to request, instructions give to whole class.
Inability to follow instructions
Diff understanding spatial and temporal
What are the key components of expressive language difficulties in KS1
Has WFD
Vocabulary developing but using few abstract words
Errors in syntactic rules - plurals and tenses
Difficult with delivering short messages
Vocab may be basic
WFD - uses non specific labels like thing!
Has limited use of conjunctions (uses ‘and’)
Uses simple sentences
Rarely asks Q like why and when
Unable to tell or retell simple stories from pictures
Unable to use oral language to express ideas and needs
Limited use of syntax and structure of sentences - may omit words!
What are the speech difficulties faced in KS1
- error may be immature rather than disordered
Immature production of multisyllabic words
Diff with speech sound awareness tasks
Speech diff production e.g consonant clusters
Some diff in auditory discrimination and rhyme /syllable awareness - is this not receptive?
May have disordered speech sounds
See phonological processing. - cluster reduction for example nail for snail
How do you differentiate delay from disorders ?
See drive
Assessment of Comprehension and Expression
What is the ACE?
Assessment of Comprehension and Expression
(ACE)
standardised assessment
assesses children’s understanding of spoken language and their verbal expression.
to identify if your child is presenting with delayed or impaired language development.
used with children aged 6 years to 11 years 11 months.
Benefits of the ACE
Identifies delayed or impaired language development.
Identifies specific areas of language difficulty.
Information from the assessment can be used to create an intervention plan.
assess both expression and comprehension of language in primary school aged children to determine what areas of language children may have difficulties with and the specific language skills children are struggling with.
result of the assessment will highlight what areas the speech and language therapist can work on with the child to improve their language abilities.
