A composite A composite A composite A composite standard score standard score of standard score of standard score of <1.0 standard 1.0 to 1.4 1.5 to 2 standard >2 standard Standardized deviation below standard deviations below deviations below Assessments the mean. deviations below the mean. the mean. Language the mean. Language Language quotient or Language quotient or quotient or standard score of quotient or standard score of standard score at standard score of 71-77. or <70. ≥86. percentile. 78-85. 3-7th percentile. percentile. ≥17th ≤2nd 8-16th percentile. Informal No apparent Mild Moderate Severe Assessments problem The child’s Informal assessment Informal assessment Informal assessment Criterion language skills are indicates a indicates a indicates the pupil referenced within his/her language deficit. language deficit has limited Language or expected language that usually functional speech samples performance range interferes with language skills. Structured on an informal communication. Communication is observation assessment an effort. Child is instrument. nonverbal and cognitive ability has not been ascertained. Speech or Language Impairment Eligibility Form/Severity Rating Scales Fluency Severity Rating Scale Fluency impairment: Abnormal speech production with reference to continuity, smoothness, rate and effort. No fluency To find the presence of an impairment, ratings in assessment Description of Fluency and Informal Assessments needed. MUST fall within the moderate or severe category. No apparent Mild Moderate Severe problem Fluency of speech 3-5% dysfluent 6-10% dysfluent dysfluent ≥11% does not draw syllables of total syllables of syllables of total attention to the syllables spoken syllables spoken syllables spoken Standardized child and is with two or more with two or more with two or more Assessments/ developmentally speech samples speech samples speech samples Description of appropriate. of at least 100 of at least 100 of at least 100 Fluency syllables. syllables. syllables. No secondary Secondary characteristics, characteristics, characteristics,
Standardized Assessments A composite standard score <1.0 standard deviation below the mean. Language quotient or standard score of ≥86. ≥17th percentile. A composite standard score of 1.0 to 1.4 standard deviations below the mean. Language quotient or standard score of 78-85. 8-16th percentile. A composite standard score of 1.5 to 2 standard deviations below the mean. Language quotient or standard score of 71-77. 3-7th percentile. A composite standard score of >2 standard deviations below the mean. Language quotient or standard score at or <70. ≤2nd percentile. Informal Assessments Criterion referenced Language or speech samples Structured observation No apparent problem Mild Moderate Severe The child’s language skills are within his/her expected language performance range on an informal assessment instrument. Informal assessment indicates a language deficit. Informal assessment indicates a language deficit that usually interferes with communication. Informal assessment indicates the pupil has limited functional language skills. Communication is an effort. Child is nonverbal and cognitive ability has not been ascertained. Speech or Language Impairment Eligibility Form/Severity Rating Scales Fluency Severity Rating Scale Fluency impairment: Abnormal speech production with reference to continuity, smoothness, rate and effort. No fluency assessment needed. To find the presence of an impairment, ratings in Description of Fluency and Informal Assessments MUST fall within the moderate or severe category. Standardized Assessments/ Description of Fluency No apparent problem Mild Moderate Severe Fluency of speech does not draw attention to the child and is developmentally appropriate. 3-5% dysfluent syllables of total syllables spoken with two or more speech samples of at least 100 syllables. No secondary characteristics, 6-10% dysfluent syllables of syllables spoken with two or more speech samples of at least 100 syllables. Secondary characteristics, ≥11% dysfluent syllables of total syllables spoken with two or more speech samples of at least 100 syllables. characteristics,
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