Clinical Assessment of Articulation and Phonology

Clinical Assessment of Articulation

and Phonology

How do I administer it ?

Duration of testing

period:

Administering the CAAP-2 (Print Edition)

15 to 20 minutes

Consonant Inventory: Optional Story

School-Age Sentences

child looks at the pictures while the examiner reads the story.

• examiner tells the child: say all of the words I say: "The elephant plays her favorite computer game."
• if the child does not repeat back ALL of the words, the examiner says "remember to say all of the words I say" and then repeats the sentence.

Consonant Inventory

• examiner asks "what is this?"
• child may be given a prompt or clue if they do not produce the target word.
• if the child does not respond correctly to the prompt, they will ask to repeat the word.
• examiner says "say duck".

Acronym

Purpose:

Administering the CAAP-2 (App Edition)

The App Edition is administered almost exactly the same except it is shown on an iPad.

School-Age Sentences

Consonant Inventory: optional story

• Same process as the paper form.

Story pictures are shown and the story is "read" by the iPad.

Who can take this?

CAAP-2

Consonant Inventory

• this portion is done exactly like the print version.
• responses can be audio recorded in the app.

Children ages 2 to 11

What is it?

The CAAP-2, is the most current assessment for articulation and phonology. It is time efficient, accurate and yields results that are easy to score and interpret.

Why give this test?

-Articulation Inventory targets:

• Pre- and postvocalic consonant singletons
• Cluster words containing S, R, and L in the initial position
• Three- and four-syllable words
• Postvocalic productions of R
• Production of sounds in sentences (for children 5 years and older)

-Phonological Process Checklist Assesses:

• Final consonant deletion
• Cluster reduction
• Syllable reduction
• Gliding
• Vocalization
• Fronting (velar and palatal)
• Deaffrication
• Stopping
• Prevocalic voicing
• Postvocalic devoicing

Basic Information

How to score the CAAP-2 ?

Pros and Cons of CAAP-2

Authors:

Percentage of occurrence approach:

Wayne Secord &

JoAnn S. Donohue

Year of Publication

CAAP-2 All New

2013

Users simply add up the number of “yes” responses obtained for each process and calculate the percentage of occurrence. If the process is ≥40%, then that process is said to be “active.”

Cons

• Test Booklet is poorly designed
• Spiral binding comes undone easily
• Takes some time to score

Pros

• Makes it easy to document a client's responses during the assessment period.
• Tests both articulation and phonological disorders
• More accurate than the Goldman-Fristoe
• Reasonably priced

Available Forms:

• traditional print
• via iPad

What does it cost?

Standard Score:

This Phonology Standard score (mean = 100, standard deviation = 15) is also based upon the “yes” responses to the Phonological Process Checklists I or II. This score, however, is based upon the total of all the “yes” responses in all ten checklists. The standard score may be converted to percentile ranks and age equivalents.

• Complete Kit: $273.95
• Examiners Manual: $75.99
• Articulation Response Forms (25): $42.99
• Phonological Process Evaluation Forms: $42.99
• CAAP Pals: $27.99

What all do I get in the CAAP-2 kit?

• Examiner’s Manual,
• Stimulus Easel,
• 50 Articulation Response Forms,
• 30 Phonological Process Record Forms,
• 5 foam CAAP Pals
• big tote bag