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February 2012
Communication Rating Scale: Speech Sound Production and Use
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Intelligibility
intelligible.
occasionally unintelligible
and/or noticeably in error.
frequently unintelligible.
unintelligible or only
intelligible when listener
has knowledge of the
Sound System
See *Note Below
instruments are within 1 1/3
standard deviations below
the mean or above the 9
th
instruments are within 1 1/3
to 1 2/3 standard deviations
below the mean or from the
th
th
instruments are within 1 2/3
to 2 standard deviations
below the mean or from the
th
nd
instruments are 2 or more
standard deviations below
the 2
nd
percentile.
Error Types
No significant errors are
present. Differences may be
typical or recognized
Productions reflect common
phonological processes or
sound errors.
Productions reflect atypical
phonological processes or
sound errors.
Productions reflect a limited
phonetic inventory and/or
numerous atypical
Speech Mechanism
Structure and Function
Structure and/or function
are adequate for speech.
Structure and/or function
difficulty mildly affects
Structure and/or function
difficulty affects speech.
Structure and/or function
are inadequate for speech.
Adverse Effect on
Educational
Performance
performance in the
performance in the
Moderately interferes with
performance in the
performance in the
Comments:
NOTE: Not all standardized measures have a consistent correlation among standard deviations, standard scores, and percentiles. This section
should only be marked after the standard score or percentile has been compared to the standard deviation according to the test manual for that
specific test.