SAMPLE ASSESSMENT REPORT

Sariah Folau
March 19th, 2019

LD is a 4 year and 7 month child whom a speech sample was collected from when she

was playing in a play kitchen with her mom. Her utterances were glossed, transcribed, and

analyzed with a series of non-standardized tests including a syllable structure analysis, a phonetic

inventory analysis, a phonological processes analysis, and finally, a percent consonant correct

summary.

RESULTS & ANALYSIS

Syllable Structure Analysis:

 The syllable structure analysis showed that out of LD’s 357 words, the majority

consisted of a CV structure (43%), followed by CVC (18%), and V (17%). Other less

common structures used by LD were VC (10%), CVCV (5%), other structured words

ending in a vowel (5%), and finally all other structures (1.2%). Because the majority

of LD’s words consist mainly of a CV structure, her intelligibility is decreased

immensely, where it should be at, or close to 100% as she is approaching 5years of

age. This may indicate that she is behind in regards to typical development, especially

where more complex syllable structure should be expected at her age.

Phonetic Inventory Analysis:

 The phonetic inventory analysis depicted that the /m,n,p,b,d,w,j/ phonemes are part of

LD’s productive sound inventory in the initial position, whereas the phonemes

/t,k,g,s, tʃ, ð/ in are considered marginal. In the medial position, LD’s

productive sound inventory consists of /d,w,l,j/, while the marginal phonemes

are /m,n,p,b,t/. In the final position, LD has /m,n,t,k,s,z,l/ as part of her

 SAMPLE ASSESSMENT REPORT

productive sound inventory, and the phonemes /p,d,v,l, ɾ/ are marginal. LD

showed use of the /a,e,o,u,i,æ,ɛ,ə,ʌ,ai,ju/ vowels and diphthongs, /au/ being

the only one considered marginal. In general, it seems that LD would be

stimulable for most phonemes if prompted, however, a few sounds may need

to be given extra attention such as /p,b,t,d/ because at her age they should be

productive in all positions of the word.

Phonological Process Analysis:

 Although LD used a variety of phonological processes, the most dominant process

was final consonant deletion, followed by initial consonant deletion. When a /t/ was

present, LD often assimilated the phoneme into a /d/ showing prevocalic voicing.

Similarly, when a /r/ was meant to be present it was either substituted for a /ʌ/ or a

/w/ showing LD’s use of liquid gliding and vowelization. LD also utilized

stopping, fronting, and cluster reduction, although at a lesser extent. Her use

of final consonant deletion is of most concern because it is the process she

utilizes the most, greatly affecting her intelligibility and typically this process

should have subsided around 3-years of age. Her use of initial consonant

deletion should also be addressed because this process is unusual in all cases.

Percent Consonants Correct:

 Although 100 different words were unable to be collected from this speech sample,

around 84 were exhibited and analyzed. A total of 276 consonants in target words was
 SAMPLE ASSESSMENT REPORT

expected, and LD’s production resulted in 52.54% of those being produced correctly,

showing a moderate-severe disorder.

RECOMMENDATIONS
In review of LD’s non-standardized assessments, it appears that many of LD’s

errors are inconsistent and behind what would be considered typical for her age range. It

is recommended that further assessment be taken to determine the best treatment plan and

intervention to be followed in speech therapy to ensure the continual development and

success of LD.

Sariah Folau, SLP March 26, 2019

DATE