Author:  R.S. Tikofsky

Cost:  No special materials required

Age Range: adolescent to adult

Purpose:  Quantification of degree of dysarthria impairment based on intelligibility.  Also has potential for assessing effects of therapy on dysarthric adults.

Description: The patient is asked to read a list of 50 words. The examiner or a listener not familiar with the patients speech patterns records the words that they perceive.  Listeners may not ask the patient to repeat words.  If a naive/impartial listener is not available, it is helpful to present the word list on index cards (one word per card) so that the order of presentation can be randomized.

Materials: Word list, word list printed on 3 X 5 index cards, paper for recording actual words perceived.

Scoring:  Count the number of words correctly heard and multiply by 2 to give a percent intelligibility rating.

References: Tikofsky, R. S. (1970).  A revised list for the estimation of dysarthric single word
                   intelligibility.  Jn. Speech Hearing Research, 13, p.59.
 

NORTHWEST                                                            PLAYGROUND

TWIST                                                                        DRAWBRIDGE

SHRUG                                                                       LIFEBOAT

FUSED                                                                        MAN

SKETCH                                                                    COOKBOOK

JOKE                                                                          WASHBOARD

SPICE                                                                         EGGPLANT

THREAD                                                                     WILDCAT

BUSH                                                                         DAYBREAK

DUCKPOND                                                             INKWELL

WITH                                                                        SHIPWRECK

CROWN                                                                    BUCKWHEAT

SLEEPS                                                                    SHEEP

BARB                                                                        WOODWORK

SHOWERED                                                            STARLIGHT

CHANT                                                                    PLATFORM

BOUNCE                                                                MUSHROOM

TRAIN                                                                    SCHOOLBOY

SHANK                                                                    SCRUB

SLEDGE                                                                    TONGUE

GROVE                                                                    EARTHQAUKE

BIND                                                                        CHARGE

BLUSH                                                                    MORE

CHAMP                                                                  CUTE

SCARECROW                                                        DWARF