Communication Performance Scale

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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