Writing in the Children's Speech Pathology Community by Ayanna Morgan https://padlet.com/morgana57/3beeuckge022o91r Ayanna Morgan en-us 2023-03-20 14:29:47 UTC 2023-04-12 15:17:20 UTC hello@padlet.com Introduction to Speech Evaluation Reports morgana57 https://padlet.com/morgana57/3beeuckge022o91r/wish/2523682353 A speech evaluation report is used by speech pathologists to summarize how the child did during their evaluation and whether this is an initial assessment based upon a referral from their pediatrician/school or if they have been undergoing speech therapy previously. These reports also record the child's medical, developmental, and educational history as well as if there were any complications at birth or if they were born healthy. 

These reports are used as a tool for suggestions or accommodations needed  on how to better help the child with their speech development. 

This is a tool used by the parents, school/daycare, and the speech therapist to have a better understanding of the child's speech development and where their skills and strengths are.  


]]> 2023-03-20 14:32:28 UTC https://padlet.com/morgana57/3beeuckge022o91r/wish/2523682353 Circulation morgana57 https://padlet.com/morgana57/3beeuckge022o91r/wish/2523682518 Speech evaluation reports are distributed either digitally or as a hard copy after the child's evaluation is finished. A copy of the report is sent to the parents, schools, doctors, and speech therapists as tool to get the child the accommodations/recommendations they need. ]]> 2023-03-20 14:32:34 UTC https://padlet.com/morgana57/3beeuckge022o91r/wish/2523682518 Typical Rhetorical Moves morgana57 https://padlet.com/morgana57/3beeuckge022o91r/wish/2523691751  There are many sections to a speech evaluation. Each section is designed to present the information gathered from the child's evaluation and provide the accommodations and recommendations needed. 

Main Sections Include:
  1. Child's medical, educational, and developmental history 
  2. How they scored on each part of the evaluation (word articulation, auditory comprehension, communication, and stutter severity) 
  3. Recommendations/Accommodations and if speech therapy is necessary  


]]> 2023-03-20 14:37:39 UTC https://padlet.com/morgana57/3beeuckge022o91r/wish/2523691751 How These Moves Achieve a Speech Evaluation Report's Goals morgana57 https://padlet.com/morgana57/3beeuckge022o91r/wish/2527835138 A speech evaluation report is all about providing information on a child's language and communications skills. Each section of the report documents the child's history and how they scored in each section of the speech-language evaluation. The overall goal of speech evaluation form is to determine whether the child requires speech therapy or any accommodations. Each section within an evaluation report provides the information needed for the evaluation to be effective, accurate, and helpful.

]]> 2023-03-22 21:40:44 UTC https://padlet.com/morgana57/3beeuckge022o91r/wish/2527835138 Common Language Features morgana57 https://padlet.com/morgana57/3beeuckge022o91r/wish/2544024872 The common language features for speech evaluation reports are: 
  • Informative
  • Descriptive 
  • Assessment 
  • Objective 

These reports are an objective tool for evaluating the child's language and communication skills. As well as supplying information on how to help better the child's speech skills. Each report is tailored to each individual child, so it's important that information provided is accurate.
  
]]> 2023-04-04 18:18:39 UTC https://padlet.com/morgana57/3beeuckge022o91r/wish/2544024872 Options & Variations morgana57 https://padlet.com/morgana57/3beeuckge022o91r/wish/2544025910 From the examples that were viewed of speech evaluation reports there does not seem to be much room for variation. The reports seem to have a required setup with specific sections. The most variation I found is in how the evaluation results are presented. For example, in some reports the written evaluation and the scores are all in the same section (more in a rubric form), but in the others the test scores are placed in a separate section at the end (the example provided above). 


]]> 2023-04-04 18:19:42 UTC https://padlet.com/morgana57/3beeuckge022o91r/wish/2544025910 Critiques of Speech Evaluation Reports morgana57 https://padlet.com/morgana57/3beeuckge022o91r/wish/2544031117 Speech evaluation reports are helpful tools for creating a cohesive view on a child's background, speech and communication development, and what the child needs to be successful in building their communication skills. 

Though some potential problems are that each evaluator may have a different opinion on where the child falls on the development scale for each skill, causing confusion for the parents and an ineffective plan of action on how to build the child's language development skills.  ]]> 2023-04-04 18:24:49 UTC https://padlet.com/morgana57/3beeuckge022o91r/wish/2544031117