PETAL is a tool for describing speech production patterns of children and adults in relation to factors which may enhance or impede speech intelligibility.

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Purpose
Detailed assessment, related to intelligibility and communicative context, of the phonetic and phonological features of the speech of an individual speaker, who may be deaf and/or have difficulties with speech production and intelligibility which are related to other causes and contexts.

Results
Detailed description and summary of speech production patterns (related to the speaker's linguistic context, communication requirements and general language skills, as assessed separately, with other procedures if necessary) focusing on phonetic and phonological levels, auditory and visual cues to intelligibility and overall features such as voice quality, pitch and loudness as well as linguistically contrastive features such as intonation, vowel and consonant systems and their phonetic realizations. Comparison if relevant with previous assessment results.

Examples of use of results
• Evidence of progress in speech development
• Description of interrelationships with other relevant forms of communication
• Decision about whether or not intervention is appropriate at this stage
• Decision about focus for planned intervention with speech patterns themselves, the communicative environment, the skills of listeners, or a combination
• Planning of the particular focus and structure of speech intervention
• Assessment of results of previous/current interventions (or non-intervention)
• Evidence contributing to decisions about policy and resources needed for groups of children and adults

Stages of assessment
• Recording with simultaneous transcription: standard sections and selected additional material
• Further listening, data organization and analysis
• Description of results and summary of findings in standard format
• Comparison with previous and other assessment results, if relevant
• Use of results for relevant decisions

200 page manual; 64 page photocopiable resource book; 7 spiral bound books of line drawings, 3 set of cards all enclosed in a carry around box

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Part I - The Petal Handbook

SECTION 1: Introduction to the PETAL Speech Assessment
Overview of the Petal Speech Assessment process
Using the Petal handbook
What is the Petal speech assessment?
The development of the Petal speech assessment
Characteristics of the petal speech assessment
Who will use the procedure?
Completion of individual assessments
Purposes of the petal speech assessment
A note about the term 'Deaf'
A note about 'Normal' speech
Summary of the stages of a petal assessment

Section 2: Speech & Deafness
Phonetic & Phonological levels
Non-segmental features
Assessing information
Assessing intonation
Types of speech production
Examples of different speakers in the five-type range
Using the petal speech assessment

SECTION 3: Recording & Transcribing a Speech Sample
Summary of the procedure
Detailed description of the procedure
The precursors
Transcription notes: Visual & Audible components of single words
Decision points
Options following recording of the precursors
Checklist of features & systems
Vowel tests 1 & 2
The main segmental test
The reduced segmental test
Story sequence: Paul's walk
Intonation test
Other structured recorded material
Conversation
The recording process: further discussion
Modifications to the basic test procedure

SECTION 4: Describing the Results of Assessment
Review of features & Systems for assessment
Patterns which may be observed from a petal assessment
Summary: Non-segmental features which may be observed in speech
Summary: Segmental features
The petal assessment summary

APPENDIX A: Making a Good Speech Recording
Introduction
Environment for sound recording
Equipment for an audio-recording
Recording procedure
Copying a tape
Additional considerations when using a video-recorder

APPENDIX B: Exercises in Assessment
Exercise 1: Confidence with Speech Recording
Exercise 2: Transcription & Production Skills
Exercise 3: Working with Systems

APPENDIX C: Further Information
Selected Further Reading
Chart of the International Phonetic Association

Part II: Assessment Resource Materials

SECTION 5: Guides & Forms for Use with the PETAL Speech Assessment

GUIDE A: Overview of the PETAL Speech Assessment Process

GUIDE B: Summary of the Recording Process for a PETAL Assessment

GUIDE C: Recording Order for a PETAL Assessment

GUIDE D: Assessment Checklist

GUIDE E: Forms for Use with the PETAL Speech Assessment
Recording notes form
Summary forms for assessment result
Transcription forms for sections of the recording
Phonology worksheets for rearrangement of data

Story Sequences
Paul's Walk
The Dog & Duck

10 illustrated card sets - consisting of 7 spiral bond & 3 looseleaf sets

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