Speech Assesment Ages 7-8
Narrative Language
Look at the pictures and tell a story.
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The child produced a story consisting of 8 or more sentences, used temporal sequence words (e.g., first, then, after that, finally), and also demonstrated cause-and-effect relationships by using words such as because, therefore, and as a result.
The child describes individual pictures or events, but the story is incomplete. Adult prompts are needed.
The child is unable to tell a story. Only individual objects or actions are named.
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Phonemic Awareness
Can your child hear the difference between similar-sounding words (pen-pin, man-men, luck-lock, coat-goat, sip-ship, bus-buzz, thin-fin, road-load, grass-glass, back-bag, leaf-leave) and choose the correct picture?
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All pictures were identified correctly.
1–2 errors were made.
More than 2 errors were made, and the child did not notice them.
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Speech prosody
Can you say a sentence as a statement and as a question? ("You are going home."Are you going home?")
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The child successfully varies their intonation.
The child was not able to change their intonation.
Say, "Mom, I washed my hands" fast like a race car, then at a normal speed, and then sloooowly like a turtle.
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The child successfully changes speech rate as instructed.
The child was not able to change speech rate.
Say the phrase “You are here” with different intonations (surprise, joy, sadness, anger).
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The child was able to change intonation.
The child was not able to change intonation and said it the same way.
Read the dialogue with expression, like an actor: — Where is my toy?— I don’t know!— Oh no!
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The child was able to change intonation.
The child was not able to change intonation and said it the same way.
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Grammar
Say the plural forms correctly: cat → cats, mouse → ..., child → ..., man → ..., tooth → ...
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The child correctly changes words into the plural form (cats, mice, children, men, teeth).
The child made a mistake.
The child was unable to complete the task.
Where are the ladybug?
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The child correctly uses prepositions (on, under, between, behind, in front of, next to, above).
The child made a one mistake with prepositions.
The child was unable to complete the task.
Make a sentence using the words: play, Michael, blocks, while, run, Rebecca. Then make a sentence about Michael using the past tense. What he did YESTERDAY?
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The child was able to compose sentences. He correctly uses articles, tenses, and agreement. (Michael is playing with blocks while Rebecca is running. Michael played with blocks yesterday.)
The child made one error but corrected it independently.
Сhild can't complete sentences.
Compare the butterflies and the flowers. First compare their size, and then compare their beauty.
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The child correctly uses comparative forms (bigger/smaller, more beautiful).
The child has not yet mastered the use of comparative adjectives
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The condition of the speech muscles.
Perform the following actions: close the right eye, close the left eye; squint; raise the eyebrows; frown; puff out the right cheek, puff out the left cheek; suck in the right cheek, suck in the left cheek; move the lower jaw left and right.
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The child was able to complete all the exercises.
The child completed all exercises except one.
The child had difficulties with most of the exercises.
Follow the instructions: Smile.Purse your lips into a tight circle.Purse your lips again. Smile once more. Stick out your tongue. Put your tongue on your upper lip. Then put your tongue on your lower lip. Touch the left corner of your mouth with your tongue. Then touch the right corner of your mouth with your tongue. Lick around the entire mouth with your tongue as if you are licking jam.
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The child was able to complete all the exercises.
The child completed all exercises except one.
The child had difficulties with most of the exercises.
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Vocabular
Name 5 flowers, 5 insects, 5 types of furniture, 5 types of dishes/tableware.
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The child named 4 or more items in each category.
The child named 3 items in each category.
The child named 2 or fewer items in each category.
Name one word that describes the group: Chair, table, wardrobe — ...? Bicycle, train, boat — ...? Owl, duck, pigeon — ...? Plate, fork, saucepan — ...? Rose, daisy, carnation — ...?
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The child was able to correctly name each category of words (furniture, transportation/vehicles, birds, dishes/kitchenware, flowers).
The child was able to correctly identify the name for only 4 groups.
The child was able to correctly identify the names for only 3 or fewer groups.
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Attention! Results!
Attention! Below is a summary of your child's results for each section. Write down the names of any sections where your child did not achieve the maximum score. These are the areas in which your child needs additional practice. On the website, you will find games for each of these areas. Simply let your child play games from the recommended sections for 15 minutes a day. Good luck!
Narrative Language
Narrative Language interpretation
2 points - Excellent: Your child tells connected sentences easily and forms a clear short story. 1 point - Needs work: Your child can produce some connected speech but often needs prompts and support. 0 points - Significant support needed: Your child has difficulty producing connected sentences and needs focused intervention to build storytelling and sentence linking skills.
Phonemic Awareness
Phonemic Awareness interpretation
2 points - Excellent: Your child demonstrates strong phonemic awareness and correctly identifies sounds and pictures. 1 point - Needs work: Your child makes some errors and would benefit from activities that practice hearing and manipulating sounds. 0 points - Significant support needed: Your child shows many difficulties with phonemic tasks and needs targeted phonemic awareness intervention.
Speech prosody
Speech prosody interpretation
4 points - Excellent: Your child uses different intonations and speech patterns appropriately. 2-3 points - Minor correction needed: Your child mostly uses prosody correctly but could use small practice to improve expression. 0-1 point - Significant work needed: Your child has noticeable difficulties with intonation and expressive speech and would benefit from focused prosody practice.
Grammar
Grammar interpretation
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8 points - Excellent: Your child demonstrates strong grammar skills. 5-7 points - Areas to work on: Your child shows some grammatical errors and would benefit from practice and targeted activities. Less than 5 points - Corrective work needed: Your child needs focused grammar intervention to improve sentence structure and correct usage.
The condition of the speech muscles
The condition of the speech muscles interpretation
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4 points - Excellent: Oral motor skills are strong and the child completes exercises well. 2-3 points - Can work on muscle strength: The child can do some exercises but would benefit from muscle-strengthening activities. Less than 2 points - Work on muscles needed: The child has marked difficulties with oral motor exercises and requires therapy to improve speech muscle function.
Vocabular
Vocabular interpretation
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4 points - Excellent: Your child has a good vocabulary and names many items. 2-3 point - Can expand vocabulary: Your child names some items but would benefit from activities to increase word knowledge. 0-1 points - Needs work expanding vocabulary: Your child names very few items and needs focused vocabulary-building support.
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