Assessment and intervention- Verbal Expression

Question 1

How would you assess verbal expression?

Answer 1

Cookie theft BDAE-30 spoken word picture description.

Comprehensive Aphasia Test (CAT)- spoken word picture description.

Question 2

From the assessments what should be considered?

Answer 2

Is the relevant information conveyed?
What type of words do they use?
What grammar do they use?

Question 3

Intervention for verbal expression.

Answer 3

Picture description
Prompted story telling
Procedural discourse e.g. explain how to make cup of tea
Conversation :)