Parental report

Question 0

How does a diary work as an informal parental report?

Answer 0

Source of child’s day-to-tday communication.
Parents may lack training of what they are looking for.
Examples of questions to ask:
- Has the child asked you for something?
- When does your child use language instead of gestures?
- What words does your child say spontaneously?

Question 1

What are the advantages of parent report?

Answer 1

Advantages:

1. Parent has opportunity to interact and observe child in a wide range of situations →can provide data more representative of the child’s actual language
2. Data collected in a clinical setting is likely to be influenced by aspects of child’s personality e.g., shyness and mood → parent report less susceptible to such factors
3. Cost effective
4. Can be obtained in advance of seeing the child →can guide in Ax selection
5. Family centred

Limitations:
1. Can be biased (overestimate and underestimate child’s abilities)

Question 2

What is the language development survey?

Answer 2

Informal parent report.
Vocab checklist.
309 words arranged into 14 semantic categories.

Question 3

What is the assessment of language development?

Answer 3

Informal parental report.

Checklist divided into ages from birth to 7 years.

Question 4

What is the parent questionnaire for early language development?

Answer 4

Series of yes/no questions and some open-ended.

Question 5

What is the MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories?

Answer 5

Formal standardised parent report.
Can be used for:
- Screening to identify children at risk for development delay or disability.
- Document changes over time
- Determine if child is delayed in social communication, speech/language and symbolic functioning.

Question 6

What is the Communication and Symbolic Behaviour Scales Developmental Profile?

Answer 6

Formal standardised parent report
Measures seven language predictors in young children:
- Emotion and eye gaze, communication, gesture, sounds, words, understanding, object use.
Recommended be used to monitor development every 3 months.

Three main components:

1. Infant-toddler checklist
2. Follow-up caregiver questionnaire
3. Behaviour sample, taken while child interacts with a parent present. (norms 12-24 months)

Question 7

What are some other formal standardised parent reports?

Answer 7

Receptive-Expressive Emergent Language Test

• Simple yes/no
• Need proficient English

Rossetti

• Forms can be used multiple times.
• Any paediatric team member can use.
• No norms available
• Needs lots of stuff

Question 8

What are the 6 communication opportunities created by the CSBS?

Answer 8

1. Wind up toys and toy from bag
2. Balloon and toy from bag
3. Bubbles and toy from bag
4. Jar and toys from bag
5. Books
6. Symbolic play (feeding teddy) and constructive play (blocks)

Question 9

What are the two forms used in the MacArthur-Bates?

Answer 9

1. Words and gestures form (8-18 months)

2. Words and sentences form (16-30 months)

Question 10

What are some of the play scales/checklists/assessments?

Answer 10

Westby Symbolic Play Scale
Test of Playfulness (ToP)
Penn Interactive Peer Play Scale (PIPPS)
The Symbolic and Imaginative Play Developmental Checklist (SIP-DC)
Child-Initiated Pretend Play Assessment (ChIPPA)