Family Centered Assessment
What is one way to seek parent information?
Conduct interviews or surveys with parents to gather insights about their child’s needs and experiences.
What does "psychometrically sound" mean?
It refers to assessments that are reliable and valid, ensuring accurate measurement of a child's abilities.
What is mean length of utterance (MLU)?
MLU is a measure of language complexity calculated by dividing the total number of morphemes by the number of utterances.
What should you consider for older clients with developmental language delays?
Tailoring interventions to their specific experiences, interests, and functional communication needs.
What intervention contexts can be used?
Clinical model, consult model, language-based classroom, and collaborative model.
What concerns might parents have?
Parents may be concerned about their child’s progress, social interactions, and the effectiveness of interventions.
How do you assess a child's general level of functioning?
Through standardized tests, observations, and interviews with caregivers and teachers.
How do you calculate MLU?
Count the total number of morphemes in a sample and divide by the number of utterances.
What are SMART goals?
Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound goals for client progress.
Describe the role of the clinician in a hybrid approach.
The clinician selects activities and materials that encourage use of targeted language while guiding the interaction.
How can teacher data be collected?
Through observations, assessments, and feedback from teachers about the child's performance and behavior in class.
What is the "whole enchilada" in assessment?
It refers to comprehensive assessment practices that consider multiple facets of a child's abilities and challenges.
What is a morpheme?
The smallest unit of meaning in language, which can be a word or a part of a word (like prefixes or suffixes).
Why is functional readiness important?
It ensures that language skills are applicable in real-life situations and contexts.
What are the three major characteristics of the hybrid approach?
Targeting specific language goals, maintaining clinician control while providing opportunities for spontaneous use, and using linguistic stimuli to model targeted forms.
Why address discrepancies between professionals and parents?
To ensure a holistic understanding of the child’s needs and to foster collaboration among all parties involved in the child’s development.
Explain standardized assessment.
It is a testing method that uses uniform procedures and scoring to evaluate a child's performance in comparison to a norm group.
Why use a type-token ratio?
To measure vocabulary diversity in a language sample by comparing the number of different words (types) to the total number of words (tokens).
Why is producing a target at 90% not sufficient?
Because it does not guarantee that the skill will be used in natural communication settings.
Name three intervention methods.
Clinician-directed methods, child-centered methods, and hybrid methods.
What are common child strengths and weaknesses?
Strengths can include social skills, while weaknesses might involve communication or academic challenges.
What do reliability and validity mean?
Reliability refers to consistency of results, while validity refers to the accuracy of what the assessment measures.
What are we looking for in pragmatics?
We assess how well a child uses language socially, including understanding context, maintaining topics, and using language appropriately in different situations.
What is the significance of pragmatic intervention?
It focuses on the social aspects of language use, which are crucial for effective communication in everyday life.
What are clinician-directed methods?
Techniques where the clinician specifies materials, types of responses, and reinforcement schedules during therapy sessions.