Table 12.3 - Communication Disorders - Expression
Table 12.3 - Communication Disorders - Expression
Table 12.3 of the Approved Guide is in the following form:
|
% WPI |
CRITERIA VERBAL |
CRITERIA WRITTEN |
|
5 |
Can sustain conversation, BUT has minor word retrieval problems and/or hesitancy |
Can write simple letters, BUT cannot write complex documents |
|
10 |
Can converse in simple sentences only and may have difficulty with word finding and expressing complex ideas |
Can write postcards and letters of about 5 lines (spelling and grammatical errors may be apparent, BUT cannot write longer documents |
|
15 |
Can write only short simple sentences (spelling errors may be evident) |
|
|
20 |
Only able to respond in short sentences or phrases |
Cannot write sentences, BUT can write single words |
|
25 |
Able to write or copy only a family sequence of letters, for example own name OR |
|
|
25 |
Unable to write at all |
|
|
30 |
Limited to single words and/or social or stereotyped phrases |
|
|
35 |
No useful speech (includes unintelligible speech and speech limited to swearing) |
Note that this Table should not be used to assess problems whose origins are genetic, social or educational. Its use is confined to the assessment of the consequences of neurological injury or disease.
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