Communication Assessment Flashcards by Regina King

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Purpose of assessment

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Critical - communication deficits are main area of challenge

Evaluate current social skill functioning/competence
Identify skills to target
Identify strengths

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Common goal of assessment

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Make diagnostic recommendations

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Components of Communication assessment

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Formal aspects of language
atypical feature of language
nonverbal communication
language for social purposes

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Assessment with younger children (prelinguistic)

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Depressed rate of communicative acts
Delayed development of pointing
nonconventional means of communication
Reduced responsiveness to speech
restricted range of communicative behaviors
atypical vocalizations
deficits in play
limited ability to imitate

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Nonverbal older children assessment

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analyze strengths and needs
introduce AAC
how they interact, control their environment
completed needs assessment

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Content/form of language

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Expressive and Receptive; syntax, semantics

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Functional use of language

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For social purposes

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