Exam 3 Flashcards
assessment
set of procedures that are used to gain a clear description of the speech sound production skills of a chd
goal of assessment
to determine if there is a speech sounds disorder
the conclusion you arrive at after assessment
1 ) determine if the chd has a clinically significant problem
2) describe the characteristics of problem
screening
pass/ fail procedure that can be conducted quickly w/ a large number of individuals in a short period of time
screening in schools in CA
- we don’t automatically screen anymore
- it is all based on teacher/ parents referral
In the schools you can put the chd on what status
monitor status ( 6 months) is a good interval to re check
review the clients background
- written case history form
- info from other professionals
- conduct interview
7 areas of the written case history form
- what are the concerns ( what do you think the problem is)
- prenatal and birth history
- medical history
- speech/lang/motor dev history
- educational history
- social history
- therapy history
what info do you need from other professionals
- written release ( written consent)
- sometimes you have to ask verbally
ways to conduct an interview
- in schools , on the phone
- that day interview
- info gathering interview
- develop rapport
what do we need to ask parents and adults?
- do others make fun of your chd
- are you bothered by this? what is the impact on your life
how to close an interview
- recap imp points
- be sure to tell the person you will share the test finding w/ them
- thank them for their time
how to plan your assessment session
- select appropriate test
- prepare bribes ( stickers, game, prizes)
how to prepare your testing area
- clean and clutter free
- not distracting
assess related areas
- hearing
- orofacial structures
3 DDK syllable rate
4 speech rate - speech intelligibility
- levels of stimulability
* note voice and fluency informally
how to screen lang
- usually give a receptive vocab test
- this works well if they are unintelligible
Administer test through
- spontaneous sample
- use standardize tests to obtain normative data
discuss ______ and make ________
findings, recommendations
- share info
- be positive and clear
Writing the report remember that it is ….
a legal document
- attorney can subpoena it
hearing screenings at the school level
SLP can screen
- Nurse usually does it
- Pure tone air conduction thresholds at 20 or 25 dB @ 500, 1000, 2000, 2500
if suspected hearing test fail refer to who
physician
audiologist
Diadochokinetic syllable rates
refers to the speed and regularity w/ which a person produces repetitive articulatory movements
alternating motion
same syllable
sequential motion
different syllables
what are you evaluating with diadochokinetic syllable rates
oral motor coordination
in evaluating oral motor coordination we are looking for
- speed
- accuracy
- sequencing problems ( problematic w/dysarthria)
What is the purpose of conducting an oral peripheral examination
helps differentiate functional or organic
functional
not associated with an organic or neurological impairment
organic
some underlying structural, sensory or neurological cause or related factor