ASSESSMENT
ASSESSMENT
How are assessments conducted?
Assessments are tailored to clients based on their needs. They may include:
Case History
Parent / teacher/ caregiver interviews
Questionnaires
Medical records
Standardized Assessment
Norm-refereced tests
Criterion-referenced tests
Informal Assessment
Criterion-refereced tests
Dynamic assessment
Language Sampling
Naturalistic observation
Diagnosis and Recommendations
Assessment Report
A written report could be provided upon completion of the assessment
Assessment areas include:
Language (spoken and written language)
Receptive language
Expressive language
Pragmatics (language use and social communication)
Literacy
Cognition
Attention
Memory
Problem solving
Executive functioning
Speech Production
Motor planning and execution
Phonology / Articulation
Oral motor
Fluency
Stuttering
Cluttering
Voice
Voice quality, pitch, loudness
Vocal hygiene
Feeding and Swallowing
Oral / pharyngeal phase
Atypical eating (e.g., food selectivity / refusal)
Auditory Rehabilitation
Speech and language skills related to hearing impairment
Auditory processing