Bernie Tavarez's Communication Skills

Bernie Tavarez is a 6.3 year old English speaking male who was referred for testing by his first grade classroom teacher, Mrs. Potter. Bernie’s mother, Mrs. Tavarez, and Mrs. Potter were the primary informants. Mrs. Potter’s main concern is Bernie’s communication skills may be negatively impacting his academic success as well as his school experiences. Bernie’s family dynamics consist of himself, his younger sister Maggie age 4, and his mother Mrs. Tavarez. Mrs. Tavarez is the office manager for a small realty company. Bernie’s father, Mr. Tavarez is a software engineer who resides in Austin, Texas. Being that Mr. Tavarez is not part of Bernie’s household, Bernie visits him four times a year. As per Mrs. Tavarez, Bernie was the product of a normal pregnancy and delivery and weighed 7 pounds and 5 ounces at birth. Medically, Bernie is generally healthy, however he occasionally experiences cold and ear infections. Developmentally, Mrs. Tavarez reported Bernie’s motor skills developed remarkably, and she thought his communication …show more content…
Bernie’s receptive and expressive language was observed through the Pragmatics Profile, Observational Rating Scale, Core Language Score, Receptive Language Index, Expressive Language Index, Language Content, Language Structure Index, Word Associations, Phonological Awareness, Rapid Automatic Naming, and Working Memory. The following results are based on Bernie’s performance on the CELF-4.
Pragmatics Profile Results from the Pragmatics Profile revealed that Bernie frequently interrupted others while they are speaking, has to have directions repeated frequently, and laughs or jokes at inappropriate times. As per Mrs. Tavarez, Bernie noted that he doesn’t seem to know when to be quiet. As per Mrs. Potter, Bernie’s classmates often tell him to be quiet. Bernie’s rating on the Pragmatics Profile did not meet criterion.
Observational Rating