Jennische M, Sedin G, Johnsen B, Sundelin C
Department of Pediatrics, Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden.
Ups J Med Sci. 1992;97(3):229-50. doi: 10.3109/03009739209179298.
A speech and language assessment procedure was developed to study different aspects of speech and language skills in children 6.5 years old who had needed intensive care in the neonatal period. It was required that the procedure could be carried out at one examination session and that it should characterize a broad spectrum of language skills and permit detection of deviations in language development. The assessment comprises three parts. Part A is an evaluation of the child's spontaneous speech during a 10- to 15-minute conversation between the child and the assessor. Eight different variables are assessed, and an overview of the child's conversational behaviour is obtained. Part B is an assessment of speech and language skills. A set procedure is used to assess auditory discrimination, interaction between auditory and speech motor capacity, different comprehension functions, vocabulary and word fluency. Some motor tasks are included to elucidate the relationship between speech and non-linguistic fine motor activity. Part C is an interview with the parents. A control group of 40 children was tested. The assessment protocol is now being applied for follow-up examination of children who have needed neonatal intensive care at Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden.
开发了一种言语和语言评估程序，以研究6.5岁儿童言语和语言技能的不同方面，这些儿童在新生儿期需要重症监护。要求该程序能够在一次检查中完成，并且应能够描述广泛的语言技能，并允许检测语言发展中的偏差。该评估包括三个部分。A部分是对儿童与评估者之间10至15分钟对话期间儿童自发言语的评估。评估八个不同的变量，从而了解儿童的对话行为概况。B部分是对言语和语言技能的评估。使用一套固定程序来评估听觉辨别力、听觉与言语运动能力之间的相互作用、不同的理解功能、词汇和单词流畅性。还包括一些运动任务，以阐明言语与非语言精细运动活动之间的关系。C部分是与家长的访谈。对40名儿童组成的对照组进行了测试。目前，该评估方案正在瑞典乌普萨拉大学医院用于对需要新生儿重症监护的儿童进行随访检查。
