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February 2012
Communication Rating Scale: Speech Sound Production and Use
Date:
Student’s Full Name:
SSID:
Date of Birth:
Grade:
School:
SLP:
Non-Disabling
Mild
Moderate
Severe
Intelligibility
0
4
6
8
Connected speech is
intelligible.
Connected speech is
occasionally unintelligible
and/or noticeably in error.
Connected speech is
frequently unintelligible.
Connected speech is
unintelligible or only
intelligible when listener
has knowledge of the
context.
Sound System
See *Note Below
0
3
4
6
Scores on Standardized
instruments are within 1 1/3
standard deviations below
the mean or above the 9
th
percentile.
Scores on Standardized
instruments are within 1 1/3
to 1 2/3 standard deviations
below the mean or from the
9
th
to 5
th
percentile.
Scores on Standardized
instruments are within 1 2/3
to 2 standard deviations
below the mean or from the
4
th
to 2
nd
percentile.
Scores on Standardized
instruments are 2 or more
standard deviations below
the 2
nd
percentile.
Error Types
0
3
4
5
No significant errors are
present. Differences may be
typical or recognized
dialectal patterns.
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
phonological processes.
Speech Mechanism
Structure and Function
0
2
4
5
Structure and/or function
are adequate for speech.
Structure and/or function
difficulty mildly affects
speech.
Structure and/or function
difficulty affects speech.
Structure and/or function
are inadequate for speech.
Adverse Effect on
Educational
Performance
0
4
6
8
No interference with
performance in the
educational setting.
Minimally impacts
performance in the
educational setting.
Moderately interferes with
performance in the
educational setting.
Seriously limits
performance in the
educational setting.
Total Score
0-10
11-17
18-25
26-32
Rating Scale
Non-disabling
Mild
Moderate
Severe
Severity Rating
0
1
2
3
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.