Tests of Functional Language Skills

Question 0

Communicative Activities of Daily Living -Second Edition (CADL)

Answer 0

~A standardized test of 68 items
~ The original CADL used role-playing to evoke language and cognitive functions
~Simulates activities of daily living which are objectively scored
~Appropriate for use with aphasia, Alzheimer’s pts, and HOH adults.
~It has norms for aphasic individuals

Question 1

Tests of Functional Language Skills

Answer 1

Functional communication is the “ability to receive or to convey a message, regardless of the mode, to communicate effectively and independently in a given (natural) environment (ASHA,1990)

Question 2

Functional Assessment of Communication Skills (ASHA FACS)

Answer 2

• Uses an observation format to measure performance of functional communication skills
• Pts are rated according to a 7-point scale of independence in four assessment domains