Childhood aphasia assessment
A standardised assessment of the language of a child with childhood aphasia or delayed speech development, carried out with the KOJD-AFA test. It precisely shows which areas of speech are developing correctly and which need support.
What is childhood aphasia?
Childhood aphasia is a neurologically based disorder of speech and language development. The child has difficulty understanding or producing speech despite normal hearing. A related disorder, developmental dysphasia (also known as SLI), involves delayed and uneven speech development.
To accurately identify these difficulties, we carry out an assessment with the KOJD-AFA test (Child Language Assessment Cards, AFA version). This standardised speech-therapy tool checks how the child understands and produces speech, and which language components, such as vocabulary, grammar or sentence building, need support. We compare the result with age norms and translate it into a concrete therapy plan.
What do we assess?
The KOJD-AFA test examines the child's language across several complementary areas, giving a full picture of strengths and difficulties.
Speech comprehension
Responding to instructions and understanding words, sentences and questions directed at the child.
Speech production
Producing utterances, naming objects and building sentences.
Vocabulary and grammar
Word resources and the correct use of language forms and structures.
Repetition and auditory memory
Reproducing words and sentences, the functions that support language learning.
Signs worth checking
The sooner we identify the cause of speech difficulties, the more effective therapy is. Book an assessment if you notice that your child:
- speaks much less than peers or started speaking later
- has difficulty understanding instructions and questions
- builds short, simplified sentences or muddles their word order
- has a limited vocabulary and difficulty naming things
- does not repeat longer words or sentences
- understands more than they can say, which frustrates them
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