DDPE Module 7: Motor Speech, Articulation, and Speech Sound Inventory
Channel: LEADERSproject
Date: 2015-03-14

Differential Diagnosis in Preschool Evaluations: A Case Study

Module 7: Motor Speech, Articulation, and Speech Sound Inventory


In this evaluation Cate continues with the evaluation by performing an assessment of Alex’s speech and articulation through the use of an articulation screener from the PLS-5. Cate provides various levels of prompting and modeling throughout. Cate sees that he is able to produce all sounds expected for his age, as well as almost all sounds he would need for English, when given a model/prompting. This demonstrates that articulation is not the issue causing intelligibility problems. An important finding of this section is that Cate notes his productions of the same sound are variable. This leads Cate to consider developmental apraxia. As with previous modules, Cate indicates where this information should go in the final evaluation. 

Critical Questions on LEADERS:
https://edblogs.columbia.edu/leadersproject/files/2015/05/THECRITICALQUESTIONShandoutFinalCopy-1-2-221w02l.pdf
Model Evaluation for Alex on LEADERS: http://leadersproject.org/media/document/model-eval-210-verbal-apraxia-iep-goals
IEP Goals developed for Alex on LEADERS: http://leadersproject.org/media/document/model-eval-210-english-spanish-verbal-apraxia

DDPE Playlist: http://www.leadersproject.org/2015/04/07/playlist-differential-diagnosis-in-preschool-evaluations-a-case-study/