{"id":1378,"date":"2026-08-30T22:53:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T12:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/childrensvoicesconference.csu.domains\/2026\/?p=1378"},"modified":"2026-08-30T22:53:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T12:53:58","slug":"cvc2026-674","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/childrensvoicesconference.csu.domains\/2026\/cvc2026-674\/","title":{"rendered":"CVC2026-674 \u2013 Checking outside the box: A practical checklist for holistic assessment of speech sound disorders"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cvc-hero alignfull\">\n  <span class=\"cvc-chip\">Presentation \u2013 CVC2026-674<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Checking outside the box: A practical checklist for holistic assessment of speech sound disorders<\/h1>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<div class=\"cvc-authors\">\n<p><strong>Malachi Henry, <\/strong>Indiana University Bloomington, United States<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alexis Moser,<\/strong> Florida State University, United States<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"CVC2026-674 Checking outside the box: A practical checklist for holistic assessment of speech sound\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v3LCeVvXrnY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p><strong>Background:<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>Assessments of paediatric speech sound disorders often emphasise accuracy while overlooking how communication difficulties affect daily activities and participation. Recent evidence shows that speech differences can shape children\u2019s social judgments and experiences early in development. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF, World Health Organization) framework highlights the need to assess functional communication and social impact alongside standardised measures of body function.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aim: <\/strong>This review outlines practical ways clinicians can expand speech sound disorder assessment beyond body function to include activity limitations, participation restrictions, and real-world communication outcomes. We propose a simple, clinically usable checklist for the holistic assessment of paediatric speech sound disorders.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method\/approach:<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>This presentation is a clinically focused review of assessment resources relevant to paediatric speech sound disorders. It synthesises literature and tools spanning speech production, contextualised intelligibility, functional communication, and participation within an ICF framework.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Results\/findings:<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>Holistic assessment incorporates tools that capture dimensions of communication not reflected in standardised measures alone. Measures such as the Intelligibility in Context Scale, Focus on the Outcomes of Communication Under Six, and the Speech Participation and Activity Assessment of Children can help identify how speech differences affect everyday communication across listeners and settings and support understanding of social participation. Used together, these tools support eligibility decisions, goal setting, counselling, and progress monitoring.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conclusion: <\/strong>Holistic speech assessment offers a more meaningful picture of children\u2019s communication by linking body function, such as speech errors, to daily life impact, including activity limitations and functional participation. A practical checklist approach can help clinicians document functional needs, support family-centred care, and align intervention with outcomes that matter in children\u2019s real-world environments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Implications for children and families: <\/strong>You deserve an assessment that addresses how your speech affects your daily life, relationships, and participation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Implications for practitioners:<\/strong> You can strengthen your assessment practice by pairing speech accuracy measures with tools that capture functional communication and participation in everyday contexts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Funding: <\/strong>Malachi Henry is financially supported by the James E. West Graduate Fellowship, furnished by the Acoustical Society of America. Alexis Moser is financially supported by Grant H325D230049 to Florida State University by the Office of Special Education of the U.S. Department of Education. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not represent the views of the Department of Education.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keywords<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> speech sound disorders, holistic assessment, functional participation<\/p>\n<p><strong>This presentation relates to the following <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/goals\"><strong>United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul class=\"cvc-sdgs\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/goals\/goal3\">SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/goals\/goal4\">SDG 4: Quality Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/goals\/goal10\">SDG\u00a010: Reduced Inequality<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Malachi Henry, Indiana University Bloomington, United States; Alexis Moser, Florida State University, United 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