FORM 6-1. Continued
Tell client to move the tongue tip to the left.
_______ excursion: normal/incomplete/groping _________________________________________________
_______ range of motion: normal/reduced ______________________________________________________
_______ strength (apply opposing pressure with tongue blade): normal/reduced ________________________
_______ other: ___________________________________________________________________________
Tell client to move the tongue tip up.
_______ movement: normal/groping __________________________________________________________
_______ range of motion: normal/reduced ______________________________________________________
_______ other: ___________________________________________________________________________
Tell client to move the tongue tip down.
_______ movement: normal/groping __________________________________________________________
_______ range of motion: normal/reduced ______________________________________________________
_______ other: ___________________________________________________________________________
Observe rapid side-to-side movements.
_______ rate: normal/reduced/slows down progressively __________________________________________
_______ range of motion: normal/reduced on left/reduced on right __________________________________
_______ other: ___________________________________________________________________________
Evaluation of Pharynx:
_______ color: normal/abnormal _____________________________________________________________
_______ tonsils: absent/normal/enlarged _______________________________________________________
_______ other: ___________________________________________________________________________
Evaluation of Hard and Soft Palates:
_______ color: normal/abnormal _____________________________________________________________
_______ rugae: normal/very prominent ________________________________________________________
_______ arch height: normal/high/low _________________________________________________________
_______ arch width: normal/narrow/wide ______________________________________________________
_______ growths: absent/present (describe) _____________________________________________________
_______ fistula: absent/present (describe) ______________________________________________________
_______ clefting: absent/present (describe) _____________________________________________________
_______ symmetry at rest: normal/lower on right/lower on left _____________________________________
Assessment in Speech-Language Pathology: A Resource Manual, Third Edition
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