Assessment of Oral Language Chapter Twelve CHAPTER OBJECTIVES

Assessment of Oral Language Chapter Twelve

CHAPTER OBJECTIVES UNDERSTAND • • The difference between speech and language Language processes Assessment of speech and language Assessment measures of oral language

SPEECH • The physical process of making the sounds and sound combinations of a language.

LANGUAGE • • The system according to which people agree to talk about or represent environmental events. The language system consists of words and word combinations.

LANGUAGE DOMAINS • • • Nonverbal language Oral language Written language Pragmatic language Phonology Audiology

LANGUAGE PROCESSES 1. FORM • Phonology • Morphology • Syntax 2. Content 3. Use

Assessment of Speech and Language

Speech Disorder A child with a speech disorder may have difficulties with any of the following: • Producing sounds properly • Speaking in a normal flow • Speaking with a normal rhythm • Using his or her voice in an effective way

Language Disorder A child with a language disorder may exhibit the following: • Difficulty in comprehending questions and following commands (receptive language) • Difficulty in communicating ideas and thoughts (expressive language)

LANGUAGE MILESTONES • Birth to 6 Months • 6 to 12 Months • 12 to 18 Months • 18 to 24 Months • 2 to 3 Years • 3 to 4 Years • 4 to 5 Years

ORAL LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT MEASURES • • • Peabody Pictures Vocabulary Test-3 (PPVT-III) Test of Auditory Comprehension of Language- III (TACL-3) Goldman-Fristoe Test of Articulation Boehm Test of Basic Concepts- Revised (BTBC-R) Comprehensive Receptive and Expressive Vocabulary Test (CREVT)

ORAL LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT MEASURES • • Test of Adolescent and Adult Language. Third Edition (TOAL-3) Test of Early Language Development- Third Edition (TELD-3) Photo Articulation Test- Third Edition (PAT -3) Test of Language Development- Primary: 3 (TOLD-P: 3)

CHAPTER OBJECTIVES UNDERSTAND • • The difference between speech and language Language processes Assessment of speech and language Assessment measures of oral language

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