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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 959.1 | would love to participate | GRANPA::LIROBERTS | | Tue Jun 11 1991 12:58 | 10 |
| I would love to participate in your research. I have two children, one
who is 4 and a half and a one year old. I believe that the four year
old is very advanced in his speaking skills. But it would be great to
know.
Thanks,
Lillian
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| 959.2 | Count me in! | MAMTS5::DHOWARD | He who laughs, lasts! | Tue Jun 11 1991 15:56 | 5 |
| I'm assuming that you're looking to evaluate younger children. My
youngest (until next month) is almost 3. I would like to participate
in your survey.
Dale
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| 959.3 | what age group | SCAACT::DICKEY | Kathy | Tue Jun 11 1991 16:03 | 3 |
| Exactly what age group of children are you looking for?
Kathy
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| 959.4 | Some common questions | ECAD2::FINNERTY | Reach out and luff someone | Wed Jun 12 1991 13:17 | 60 |
|
First of all, let me thank all the people who have responded by
MAIL. Over 25 parents have responded so far, and several have already
returned the first part of the survey.
Quite a few people have asked similar questions, so I'll answer them
here:
Q: What is the purpose of the survey?
The survey is part of a larger project to analyze child
communication. Several different aspects of child
language development are being considered, including:
o Grammatical development
o Learning styles
o Discourse strategies
o General developmental milestones
The main outcome from this will be to develop a program
which can help the parents of children with communication
disorders, and/or the speech therapists working with them,
to focus on the most important aspects of their language
development and set realistic and appropriate language
goals.
A second benefit is that it appears that this will also be
quite useful for parents of ordinary or advanced children.
Q: What age group are you interested in?
The purpose of the discourse strategy assessment survey is
to establish developmental norms (i.e. at what age do
do certain discourse strategies typically emerge?), and so
12 months .. 7 years is the age range which we're most
interested in.
There is a nonverbal language part of the survey which
is applicable to children who are even younger than 12
months, (e.g. head nods, eye gaze, posture, proximity,
etc.)
Comment: The questions in the survey seem very (over-) technical
The survey questions come from research presented at
the New York State Speech-Language Hearing Association
in April, 1984, and are reproduced verbatim.
The language of the survey can and should be translated
to use more everyday terms, but as yet this has not been
done.
If there are any questions on specific parts of the survey
we can answer them either here or directly by MAIL.
Thanks again to everyone!
/Jim Finnerty
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| 959.5 | Please send a form to me, too | CALS::JENSEN | | Wed Jun 12 1991 15:35 | 16 |
|
Jim:
I would like to complete a survey, too.
Juli is 21 months old, speaks 4-6 word sentences, repeats most words
(even the ones you DON'T want her to!) and can be EXTREMELY vocal
(in more ways than one).
Thanks,
Dottie
if CALS::JENSEN doesn't work ... you can try:
RUBENS::JENSEN
DTN: 297-7204
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| 959.6 | Verbal Discourse Strategy Assessment (with comments) | ECAD2::FINNERTY | Reach out and luff someone | Wed Jun 12 1991 16:34 | 149 |
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This is a copy of the verbal discourse strategy assessment that I've
been sending out, with some additional comments added to try to explain
some of the technical jargon originally used.
If anyone else would like to respond to the survey, simply fill in the
form below and in the following reply and return it to ECADSR::FINNERTY
before 1-July-1991. Thank you.
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Please Respond with
Assessment of Discourse Strategies I: Y(es), N(o), or I(nconsistently)
Child Age: ___Years, ___Months
Verbal Skills
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I. Attending
A. Attends to speaker or listener _
B. Secures joint attention (gets the listener to _
focus attention on a person or object)
C. Modifies output based upon listener's verbal and _
nonverbal cues (notices what the listener says or
does while they are speaking, and makes adjustments)
II. Turn Taking
A. Initiates a greeting _
B. Responds to a greeting _
C. Initiates turn with an utterance other than _
a greeting (makes a comment about an event, an
object, etc. to start a conversation)
D. Takes turn following completion of partner's _
turn (makes a relevant reply when expected to
do so)
E. Relinquishes turn when appropriate _
F. Allows partner to complete turn without _
interrupting
G. Maintains _ turns (fill in "1", "2" or "Many")
III. Initiating Conversation
A. Introduces/establishes conversation or topic
1. Uses attention getters and boundary markers _
including greetings (says things like "hey",
"mommy", etc to get you to look at them before
they start speaking)
2. Uses comments including descriptions and _
labels, e.g., compliments, commenting on
objects or persons, etc.
3. Uses request for answer (req. for information) _
(asks yes/no or Wh- questions)
4. Uses a variety of initiating strategies _
(not 'canned' phrases which they have heard
elsewhere and are simply repeating)
B. Selects appropriate topic based on content and use _
(selects topics which the listener is interested
in, needs to or should know about, or is a shared
experience)
C. Takes listener's perspective by presupposing
correct information (when INITIATING conversation)
1. Distinguishes between old/given and new info. _
2. Uses elliptical utterances when appropriate, _
i.e., the omission of one or more words which
are grammatically necessary, but understood and
easily filled in by the listener
3. Uses anaphoric pronouns when appropriate, i.e., _
the use of 'he', 'she', etc. multiple times
to refer to a person or thing identified earlier.
D. Uses a variety of topics _
IV. Maintaining Conversation
A. Uses acknowledgements _
B. Uses reciprocal questions (answers questions with _
questions)
C. Uses expansion questions
1. Request for answer (request for information) _
2. Request for affirmation/negation (asks yes/no _
questions using a rising intonation)
D. Uses contingent responses/comments
1. Responds to wh-questions
What/Where _
Who/How/Why _
When _
2. Responds to requests for affirmation/negation _
(answers yes/no or questions)
3. Responds with "I don't know" when appropriate _
E. Takes listener's perspective by presupposing
correct information (when MAINTAINING conversation)
1. Distinguishes between old/given and new info. _
2. Uses elliptical utterances when appropriate, _
i.e., the omission of one or more words which
are grammatically necessary, but understood and
easily filled in by the listener
3. Uses anaphoric pronouns when appropriate, i.e., _
the use of 'he', 'she', etc. multiple times
to refer to a person or thing identified earlier.
F. Presents appropriate amount of information _
G. Presents valid information _
H. Presents relevant information (subjective) _
I. Signals topic change _
J. Re-introduces topic (same content) _
K. Introduces related topics (not off-target topic) _
L. Uses topic-related responses(not off-target response)_
M. Uses echolalia as a maintaining strategy (repeats _
part of what the other person says as a way of
keeping a conversation going)
N. Uses stereotypic utterances as a maintaining _
strategy (e.g. says "uh-huh", "I see", etc. to keep
a conversation going)
O. Requests clarification _
P. Responds to request for clarification _
V. Breakdown and Repair
A. Speaker recognizes breakdown _
B. Listener requests clarification
1. Says "what?" or "I don't understand" _
2. Asks specific question _
3. Makes repeated requests when utterance is not _
sufficiently clarified
C. Responds to request for clarification
1. Repeats original utterance _
2. Raises volume _
3. Paraphrases same information _
4. Offers additional details _
5. Improves intelligibility _
VI. Metalinguistic Knowledge
A. Uses metaphorical language _
B. Understands idioms _
C. Uses idioms _
D. Understands jokes _
E. Tells jokes _
F. Understands teasing _
G. Teases _
H. Understands warnings _
Thank you for your time!
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| 959.7 | Nonverbal Discourse Strategy Assessment | ECAD2::FINNERTY | Reach out and luff someone | Wed Jun 12 1991 16:39 | 101 |
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Please Respond with
Assessment of Discourse Strategies II: Y(es), N(o), or I(nconsistently)
Child Age: ___Years, ___Months
NonVerbal Behavior
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I. Gestures
A. Uses gesture to support language
1. Points _
2. Gestures for size and distance _
3. Other (specify) _________________
B. Uses only appropriate hand and arm movements (no _
hand or arm flapping)
II. Eye Gaze (eye to face)
A. Establishes eye contact _
B. Looks at speaker when listening _
C. Uses gaze checks to listener when speaking _
(Glances at listener(s) while speaking to ensure
that s/he has their attention, that they don't
look puzzled, etc.)
D. Uses eye gaze that is appropriate in length and _
timing (e.g. does not stare)
III. Facial Expressions
A. Evidences affect appropriate to the situation _
(Facial expression changes appropriately based on
what the child hears)
IV. Head Nods
A. Uses head nods to mean yes and no to accompany or _
replace speech
B. Uses head nods to convey agreement _
C. Uses head nods to signify permission to continue _
(acknowledement)
V. Posture
A. Sits appropriately for the situation _
B. Stands appropriately for the situation _
(Translation: sits or stands in a way which is conducive
to communication; doesn't (normally) run around or
fidgit excessively, etc. while communicating)
VI. Proximity (i.e. distance)
A. Moves closer to initiate interaction _
B. Uses appropriate distance during interaction _
C. Moves away to terminate interaction _
VII. Bodily Contact
A. Uses handshaking appropriately _
B. Touches appropriately (e.g. taps) to initiate _
contact
C. Does not exhibit inappropriate touching during _
interaction (Note: "Y" means "Does not exhibit")
D. Does not exhibit hypersensitivity to touch _
VIII. Orientation (i.e. Angle)
A. Uses appropriate head orientation _
B. Uses appropriate body orientation when seated _
C. Uses appropriate body orientation when standing _
IX. Appearance
A. Uses appearance communicatively in a normal _
fashion
(Note: this question is only appropriate for children
who dress themselves and choose how they will appear)
B. Exhibits appearance free of unusual characteristics _
(Note: from the perspective of their peers)
X. Paralanguage
A. Speech is intelligible (to strangers) _
B. Uses appropriate volume _
C. Uses appropriate pitch _
D. Uses appropriate vocal quality (not gutteral,etc) _
E. Uses appropriate intonation (rising intonation for _
questions, etc)
F. Uses appropriate stress (to identify what is _
important or different in an utterance)
G. Uses appropriate prosody (rythm and rate of speech) _
H. Exhibits fluent speech (no abnormal hesitations, _
prolongations, or repetitions)
I. Does not exhibit extraneous sounds (during _
communication)
J. Does not exhibit jargon or self talk _
Thank you for your time!
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| 959.8 | blub... blub... blub... | ECAD2::FINNERTY | Reach out and luff someone | Mon Jul 22 1991 17:28 | 9 |
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update...
I'm sorry that things are taking so long to assemble... my DIGITAL work
has completely swamped me at the moment. I hope to be able to get back
to gathering the statistics in about 2 weeks.
/Jim
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