NOTE TAKING FOR DIRECTED OBSERVATION 1 - SPEECH SHS 331: Normal Language Acquisition Dr. Brenda Beverly (445-9362) Director/Teacher Signature: Background Information: Child’s First Initial: Age (years: months): Sex: M or F Observer: Program: Date: ___________ Comments re: Child Comments re: Environment Observation of Overall Speech Intelligibility: As suggested in the reading by Paul (2007), spend the first 10 minutes simply listening to the child’s intelligibility. Think about whether or not you can understand the words the child is using. One method of estimating intelligibility is to count the number of words you understand divided by the total number of words the child uses. This gives an estimate of percentage of intelligible words. Use the space below to try to tally the total number of words you understand and the total number of words the child says. Try using a system such as / for intelligible words and . for unintelligible words as you listen to the child talk. For example, if you hear “ I like ___ truck,” record below / / . / indicating that you understood three words out of four. Later compute the percentage, 75% intelligibility. In Paul (2007), Table 8-5 on p. 333 gives some guidelines for how to interpret percentage of intelligible words.Observation of Child’s Speech in Words: Collect a sample of the child’s speech production as described in by writing down the words you hear the child say. Try to write down the word the child is trying to say and a transcription of how they say it. (You do not have to use phonetics for this assignment, but it may help you if you can.) Record a minimum of 30 examples below. You will use these words to analyze the child’s phonetic inventory (p. 334, Paul, 2007) and to discover the child’s phonological patterns (pp. 336-337 in Paul, 2007; pp. 302-307 Owens, 2008). Phonetic Inventory: (from Paul, 2007, p. 335 Box 8-1, based on Shriberg, 1993) Circle the consonants the child produces. Note these are written in phonetic symbols. See the appendix in your text. Early: /m/ /b/ /j/ /n/ /w/ /d/ /p/ /h/ Middle: /t/ /N/ /k/ /g/ /f/ /v/ /tS/ /dZ/ Late: /S/ /θ/ /s/ /z/ /D/ /l/ /r/ /Z/ Written Report Requirements and Grading: 1. Report specifications: Type-written, minimum length = 2 pages, maximum = 3, double-spaced, Use 1 inch margins and 12 font 2. Report content: Report can have subtitles to organize the paper. Subtitles should reflect the same categories used during observation and note taking. No more than one paragraph for background information is allowed. Report should focus on a narrative write-up of observations regarding speech intelligibility, the child’s phonetic inventory, and the phonological patterns the child uses that differentiate his/her productions from adult speech. Describe the child using objective professional language. Interpret your observations relative to the child’s chronological age based on the readings and the handouts, and draw conclusions about the child’s speech development. 3. Report grading: 25 points – See Grading Guidelines on the course web