Functional Language Assessment and Intervention Sourcebook: Diagnostic Tools for Individuals with Communication Disorders

This book includes assessment tools and language intervention resources that can be used to develop instructional programs for children or adults with severe communication disorders. The materials are designed for students who are functioning below the five-year level in their development of basic communication skills. The resource will be especially valuable to speech-language pathologists and special education teachers who provide instructional services for students with developmental disabilities, autism,or severe attention deficits.

The book includes developmental checklists, an assessment checklist for autism, criterion-referenced vocabulary measures, and a variety of informal assessment tools that can be helpful in identifying specific problems in vocabulary, sentence structure, or the pragmatic uses of language.

Criterion-referenced measures can be used to assess basic vocabulary skills in English or Spanish.

The resources will be helpful in developing instructional objectives for students and in monitoring progress. All of the record forms may be reproduced.

Key Components:

Developmental Communication Checklist
Basic Communication Inventory
Body Position and Non-Verbal Communication
General Communication Strategies
Listening Behavior/Comprehension
Expressive Language Use
Assessment Checklist for Autism & Severe Attention Deficits
AAC Communication Analysis Form
Functional Communication Parent Interview Questionnaire
Basic Vocabulary Measures
Assessing Use of Verbs
Communication Analysis Forms for Language Structure and Function (Pragmatics)
Word Lists for Intervention