Communication Performance Scale

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1. Intelligibility
difficult to understand 1 2 3 4 5 always understandable
requires repetition

2. Prosody/rate
choppy rhythm, uneven; 1 2 3 4 5 appropriate stress patterns
too fast or slow

3. Body Posture
away from others 1 2 3 4 5 body oriented towards others;
limited gestures appropriate gestures

4. Facial Expression
limited affect and eye gaze 1 2 3 4 5 shows emotions and
appropriate eye gaze

5- Lexical Selection
limited word selection 1 2 3 4 5 good variety of words
ambiguous words clear referents

6. Syntax
ungrammatical; 1 2 3 4 5 uses mature sentence patterns, phrases,
uses only short phrases clauses and conjunctions

7. Cohesiveness
random, diffuse, and 1 2 3 4 5 planned, sequential expression of ideas;
disjointed verbal style concise

8. Variety of Language Uses

limited use of language; 1 2 3 4 5 uses language to express feelings,
stereotypical language share information, social interaction

9. Topic
abrupt shift of topic; 1 2 3 4 5 can appropriately introduce, maintain,
perseveration and change topic

10. Initiation of Conversation

limited initiation of talk; 1 2 3 4 5 freely initiates and responds to
restricted response to conversation conversational leads

11. Repair
inflexible, unable to change message 1 2 3 4 5 able to revise message to facilitate
when communication failure occurs listener comprehension; flexible

12, Interruption
frequently interrupts others 1 2 3 4 5 appropriate interruption;
good conversation flow

13, Listening
limited listening; 1 2 3 4 5 attends well;
listener shows restricted reaction listener provides verbal and non-verbal
to the speaker feedback to speaker

Cognitive Reahabilitation • January/February 1985