DDPE Module 6: Eliciting Quality Narratives in Expressive Language
Channel: LEADERSproject
Date: 2015-03-14

Differential Diagnosis in Preschool Evaluations: A Case Study

Module 6: Eliciting Quality Narratives in Expressive Language

In this module Cate shows us how to elicit a quality narrative sample in order to assess expressive language. Cate chooses the child’s favorite book as a retell, which ensures the child is familiar with the story and motivated by the task. Cate also uses this opportunity to ask wh-questions. Cate notes that by this time in the evaluation, she is seeing that her biggest area of concern is Alex’s intelligibility. She also notes his metalinguistic skill in his awareness that Cate will likely not understand him without his mother’s help. Cate then repeats the narrative retell with the book as a support. He frequently looks to his mother for her to interpret his utterances.  As with previous modules, Cate indicates where the information gained in the section of the evaluation should be located in the finished report.

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

Ervin-Tripp, S. (1964). An analysis of the interaction of language, topic, and
listener. American Anthropologist, 66, 86-102.
http://www.utexas.edu/courses/stross/ant325m_files/Readings/Ervin-Tripp%20-%20Interaction%20of%20Language%20topic%20listener.pdf

Valenti, D. M. (2013). Sociolinguistics: Participant, setting, topic, & function.
Available from: www.LEADERSproject.org
http://leadersproject.org/media/video/sociolinguistics-participant-setting-topic-and-function

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