The NDP3 Speech Assessment includes seven hard-wearing 20-page wiro-bound, laminated speech assessment flip-books, in colour, supplied in a protective box. It comprises CV and VC, CVC, CVCV, Multisyllabic, Consonant clusters, Phrases and Sentences and – NEW for 2024, a re-tell story “Visit to the Zoo”.

The “Visit to the Zoo” story re-tell is a 159-word 8-page story of a family trip. It is an additional assessment of connected speech (beyond the imitation of phrases and sentences) for therapists to use as an observational exercise.

The story is read to the child, while showing the flip-book pictures. The child is then encouraged to re-tell the story using the pictures as a prompt. The child’s responses are transcribed onto the Assessment forms – live or from an audio recording. The connected speech checklist (on the next page of the Assessment) can be used to describe the child’s connected speech and to rate severity.

All NDP3 Assessment packs – within NDP3 Complete or as separate items – now include the “Visit to the Zoo” story re-tell. The “Visit to the Zoo” flip-book only plus the updated Assessment is also available for therapists who wish to update their existing NDP3 Speech Assessment pack – please see the online store main page.