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Communication Performance Scale

The document is a communication performance scale that evaluates 13 aspects of communication like intelligibility, prosody, body posture, facial expressions, lexical selection, syntax, cohesiveness, variety of language uses, topic, initiation of conversation, repair, interruption, and listening. It provides ratings from 1 to 5 for each aspect, with 1 being more limited communication and 5 being better, more advanced communication.

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Communication Performance Scale

The document is a communication performance scale that evaluates 13 aspects of communication like intelligibility, prosody, body posture, facial expressions, lexical selection, syntax, cohesiveness, variety of language uses, topic, initiation of conversation, repair, interruption, and listening. It provides ratings from 1 to 5 for each aspect, with 1 being more limited communication and 5 being better, more advanced communication.

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Communication Performance Scale

Name:

Date: ___/___/_____

1. Intelligibility
difficult to understand
requires repetition

always understandable

2. Prosody/rate
choppy rhythm uneven;
too fast or slow

appropriate stress patterns

3. Body Posture
away from others
limited gestures

body oriented towards others;


appropriate gestures

shows emotions and


appropriate eye gaze

5- Lexical Selection
limited word selection
ambiguous words

good variety of words


clear referents

6. Syntax
ungrammatical;
uses only short prhases

uses mature sentence patterns, prhases,


clauses and conjunctions

7. Cohesiveness
random, diffuse, and
disjointed verbal style

planned, sequential expression of ideas;


concise

8. Variety of Language Uses


limited use of language;
stereotypical language

uses language to express feelings,


share information, social interaction

9. Topic
abrupt shift of topic;
perseveration

can appropriately introduce, maintain,


and change topic

10. Initiation of Conversation


limited initiation of talk;
restricted response to conversation

freely initiates and responds to


conversational leads

11. Repair
inflexible, unable to change message
when communication failure occurs

able to revise message to facilitate


listener comprehension; flexible

appropriate interruption;
good conversation flow

attends well;
listener provides verbal and non-verbal
feedback to speaker

4. Facial Expression
limited affect and eye gaze

12. Interruption
frequently interrupts others
13. Listening
limited listening;
listener shows restricted reaction
to the speaker

Cognitive Rehabilitation

January/ February 1985

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