This is a question I get asked a lot! What assessments do I give to a Deaf or hard-of-hearing child? What should my assessment focus on?
With our field being so vast, it is hard to feel confident in how to assess and treat all areas. My goal is to help guide you in assessment and treatment when working with DHH kids that use spoken language.
Where should you start? First, you want to have a recent audiogram in hand prior to the assessment. This will allow you to know which sounds a child might have access to.
Let's do a breakdown based on speech (articulation) and language!
Articulation
Arizona Articulation and Phonology Scale (Arizona-4)
Clinical Assessment of Articulation and Phonology (CAAP-2)
Phonetic Inventory
Why not give the GFTA? The Arizona formally assesses vowel production, whereas the GFTA does not.
Language
Young Children
The Rossetti Infant-Toddler Language Scale
Receptive-Expressive Emergent Language Test (REEL-4)
The Cottage Acquisition Scales for Listening, Language and Speech (CASLLS)
Language Sample
Language
Older Children
Comprehensive Assessment of Spoken Language (CASL 2)
Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals (CELF-5)
The Cottage Acquisition Scales for Listening, Language and Speech (CASLLS)
Test of Early Grammatical Impairment (TEGI)
Language Sample
One thing to note is I mentioned language sampling as a method. Research has shown that kids with hearing loss often get missed when relying on standardized assessments alone.
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