Assessing Language (Ch. 5)

Question 1

Steps to Assess Language

Answer 1

• Review medical records
• Patient & family interview
• Bedside screening (if appropriate)
• Standardized testing- only when above have been completed
• Informal assessment - sampling of behaviors without the use of standardized testing.
• Testing should be individualized, flexible and client specific.

Question 2

Standardized Assessment Batteries for Language

Answer 2

• MTDD
• PICA
• BDAE
• WAB

Question 3

Screening Tests

Answer 3

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Question 4

Assessing Specific Abilities

Answer 4

1. Auditory Comprehension
2. Reading
3. Speech Production
4. Written Expression

Question 5

Variables affecting single word comprehension

Answer 5

• Frequency of occurrence
• Semantic or acoustic similarities b/t words
• Part of speech
• Referent ambiguity
• Fidelity

Question 6

Variable affecting sentence comprehension

Answer 6

-Length and complexity of syntactic complexity (complexity worse than length)
-Active sentences are easier than passive
-Negative sentences-
-Comparative sentences-
-Embedded clauses -
-Reversibility & Plausibility -
-Predictability -
-Personal relevance +
-Semantic Variables -
-Reasoning and Inferences -
-Slow rate +
-Redundancy +
Number, similarity and nature of response choices -

Question 7

Variable Affecting Discourse

Answer 7

• Salience
• Directness
• Redundancy
• Cohesion
• Speech Rate and emphatic stress