Viking Speech Scale

Murray, Janice; Pennington, Lindsay; Mjøen, Tone; Andrada, Maria da Graça

doi:10.1037/t68333-000

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“…Moreover, studies also showed that age‐appropriate language comprehension skills can exist in the absence of speech 17,18,56 . Usage of the Viking Speech Scale 61 may improve description and comparison of speech production in children with CP in future studies.…”

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Factors associated with spoken language comprehension in children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review

Vaillant

Geytenbeek

Jansma

et al. 2020

Develop Med Child Neuro

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To identify factors that are relevant for spoken language comprehension in children with cerebral palsy (CP), following the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health-Children and Youth (ICF-CY) framework. METHOD A systematic literature search was conducted using the electronic literature databases PubMed, Embase, PsycInfo, and Cochrane Library, from January 1967 to December 2019. Included studies involved children with CP, results regarding spoken language comprehension, and analysis of at least one associated factor. Factors were classified within ICF-CY domains. RESULTS Twenty-one studies met inclusion criteria. Factors in the ICF-CY domains of body functions and structure were most frequently reported. White brain matter abnormalities, motor type, functional mobility, and intellectual functioning appear to be relevant factors in spoken language comprehension in CP. Factors in the domain of activities and participation, as well as contextual factors, have rarely been studied in the context of spoken language comprehension in CP. INTERPRETATION Most factors known to be important for spoken language comprehension in typically developing children and/or known to be susceptible to change by interventions are understudied in CP.

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Factors associated with spoken language comprehension in children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review

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Geytenbeek

Jansma

et al. 2020

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“…Cognition was defined as either normal (IQ test above 70 or by clinical evaluation) or intellectually disabled (IQ test below 70 or by clinical evaluation). Speech ability was classified using the Viking Speech Scale 27 and eating ability as independent, needs assistance, or partial/full tube feeding. Vision and hearing was described as normal, impaired, or severely impaired (blind i.e.…”

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Decreasing prevalence and severity of cerebral palsy in Norway among children born 1999 to 2010 concomitant with improvements in perinatal health

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Vik

Lydersen

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European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

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“…Thus, there is a clear and immediate need for treatment focused on AAC modalities for these children to foster the development of functional expressive communication abilities. There is also a need for tools to identify these children before the age of 4 years, which is the earliest age for use of the VSS 16 …”

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“…The Viking Speech Scale (VSS) 16 is another classification tool that focuses specifically on speech in individuals with CP. The VSS was designed to describe speech motor involvement severity, with particular reference to intelligibility and the functional consequences of intelligibility limitations in children over 4 years of age.…”

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Longitudinal change in speech classification between 4 and 10 years in children with cerebral palsy

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Mahr

Natzke

et al. 2022

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Aim To examine speech impairment severity classification over time in a longitudinal cohort of children with cerebral palsy (CP). Method A total of 101 children (58 males, 43 females) between the ages of 4 and 10 years with CP participated in this longitudinal study. Speech severity was rated using the Viking Speech Scale (VSS), a four‐level classification rating scale, at 4, 6, 8, and 10 years (age 4 years: mean = 52 months [3 SD]; age 6 years: mean = 75 months [2 SD]; age 8 years: mean = 100 months [4 SD]; age 10 years: mean = 125 months [5 SD]). We used Bayesian mixed‐effects ordinal logistic regression to model (1) the extent to which speech severity changed over time and (2) patterns of change across age groups and classification rating group levels. Results VSS ratings decreased (speech severity became less severe) between 4 and 10 years of age. Children who were first classified in VSS levels I, II, or III at age 4 years had a high probability of staying at, or improving to, VSS level I by 10 years. Children who were first classified in VSS level IV at 4 years had a high probability of remaining in VSS level IV at 10 years. Interpretation Early speech performance is highly predictive of later childhood speech abilities. Children with any level of speech impairment at age 4 years should be receiving speech therapy. Those with more severe speech impairments should be introduced to augmentative and alternative communication as soon as possible. What this paper adds Children with early Viking Speech Scale (VSS) ratings below level IV have a good prognosis for speech improvement. Children with early VSS level IV ratings are likely to remain at VSS level IV over time. Children did not show worsening of VSS level between the ages of 4 and 10 years.

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Viking Speech Scale

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Factors associated with spoken language comprehension in children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review

Factors associated with spoken language comprehension in children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review

Decreasing prevalence and severity of cerebral palsy in Norway among children born 1999 to 2010 concomitant with improvements in perinatal health

Longitudinal change in speech classification between 4 and 10 years in children with cerebral palsy

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