Giving the Fluharty Preschool Speech and Language Screening Test 2nd Edition (FLUHARTY-2)
The FLUHARTY-2 is a standardized screening measure that is administered to determine if a child needs a full speech and language evaluation. The FLUHARTY-2 is for children ages 3-6 years.
This screener uses a combination of manipulatives as well as the traditional picture manual. It takes about 10 minutes to give and is very easy to administer!
FLUHARTY-2 Areas of Assessment
The FLUHARTY-2 includes the following subtests:
- Articulation: Evaluates ability to produce target sounds in the initial and final positions of words
- Repeating Sentences: Evaluates the ability to repeat spoken sentences of increasing length and complexity without changing word meaning or content
- Responding to Directives: Evaluates the ability to interpret spoken directions of increasing length and complexity
- Answering Questions: Evaluates ability to answer personal questions
- Describing Actions: Evaluates ability to label actions in pictures
- Sequencing Events: Evaluates ability to sequence at least 3 steps in daily tasks
Scoring the FLUHARTY-2
Like other full standardized measures, the evaluator tallies up the number of correct responses for each subarea and obtains a standard score. Since the FLUHARTY-2 screens both speech and language, the evaluator recommends if a full speech and language evaluation is needed.
Speech and Language Milestones
Children develop rapidly between 3-7 years. So, below are speech and language milestones to reference. If a child is having difficulty meeting milestones, a full speech and language should be recommended.
3-4 years:
- Sentences become more complex (4-5 words).
- Speech is mostly intelligible to strangers.
- Engages in longer conversations, sharing experiences and ideas.
- Understands concepts of time (e.g., yesterday, tomorrow).
4-5 years:
- Sentences become more grammatically correct and longer (5-6 words).
- Vocabulary expands to about 1,500 words.
- Tells stories and talks about past events.
- Follows 2-3 step instructions accurately.
5-6 years:
- Grammar and sentence structure continues to improve.
- Uses more advanced vocabulary and complex sentences.
- Participates in group discussions and expresses opinions.
- Understands and uses basic rules of conversation.
6-7 years:
- Language skills become more adult-like.
- Can engage in detailed and coherent conversations.
- Understands and uses more complex language structures.
- Reading and writing skills develop further.
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Hi,
When you are scoring the Describing Actions subtest, do you count off for pronoun reversals or errors? We are looking for correct verb tense and syntax but what if child reverses pronouns, “her is” rather than “she is”or “him is” instead of “he is”,etc.,
Great question— it always depends on what the specific subtest or stimuli is evaluating. With the Fluharty’s Describing Actions subtest, it is primarily assessing verb tense and syntax. Pronoun substitutions like “her is” or “him is” typically wouldn’t be counted as incorrect unless they disrupt overall grammatical structure.
In this case, the verb form is intact, so I’d likely note the pronoun error for qualitative analysis or in the follow-up report. The error may also be age-appropriate, so it’s best to consider developmental norms and consult the scoring manual when in doubt.