Apraxia Profile

Apraxia Profile

Assesses through speech movements, oral motor movements, and a checklist. 

Ages 3:0 - 13:11

Published: 1997 Out of Print.

Area assessed:

1. School aged (MLU greater than 3.0) and Preschool (children with MLU of 3.0 or less)

   1. Oral motor

   2. Words

   3. Phrases and Sentences

   4. Connected Speech Sample

   5. Apraxia Characteristics Checklist

Advantages: Gives tons of information; appendix has examples of how to interpret/write up info.  Administration time 25-35 min, interpretation time 15-20 min

Disadvantages: Requires a lot of preparation.  Interpretation might take longer than expected if you aren’t familiar with apraxia characteristics. No “score” - this is more a descriptive test that identifies characteristics/behaviors of a child who demonstrates signs of apraxia. Old test (1997).  

Recommendation: Video record assessment to help with analysis of behaviors, characteristics.

Why this over another assessment?