ܵ ܿ ܵ
ܵ
‫ ܐܬܘܪ ܐ‬:‫ܵ ܼ ܵܬܐ ܕ ܼܿ ܵ ܵ ܐ‬
ܼܿ ‫ܼ ܼ ܵ ܐ ܕ‬
Intelligibility in Context Scale (ICS): Assyrian
(McLeod, Harrison, & McCormack, 2012) Translated by: Benjamin M. Benjamin and Philimon Darmo, NAATI accredited translator for Australian Multi Lingual Services, Australia, 2013
(Child’s name): ܵ
‫ܸ ܵ ܐ ܕ ܼܿ ݂ܒ ܐ‬
ܵ
ܵ
ܵ
ܵ
‫ ܼ ܿ ܵ ܐ ܕ ܵ ܵ ܐ ܕ ܼܿ ݂ܒ ܐ‬ (Child’s date of birth): ‫ܕ ݂ ܐ‬/‫ܐ‬
ܸ ‫ ܸ ݂ܒ‬ (Male/Female): ‫ܼܘ ܸ ܵ ܐ‬
(‫ ܸ ܵ ܵ ܐ) ܸ ܵ ܹ̈ܐ‬ (Language(s) spoken): ܵ
ܵ
ܿ
ܿ
ܵ
‫ܐܕ ܡ‬
‫ ܼ ܐ ܕ ܼܿ ݂ܒ ܐ‬ (Child’s age): ܼ (Current date): ܸ ‫ܐܕ‬
ܵ
ܵ ܿ ܿ
ܵ
‫ܐ ܵܗܐ ܸ ܵ ܐ‬
ܹ ‫ ܼ ܨܘ ܐ ܕ ܵ ܐ‬ (Person completing this form): ܵ
ܵ
ܵ
݇
‫ܐ ܼ ܪܐ( ܒ ܼܿ ݂ܒ ܐ‬
ܸ )‫( ܐ ܵ ܼ ܬܐ‬Relationship to child): ܵ
ܿ
ܿ
ܵ
ܿ
ܵ
̇ ‫ܡܢ ܿܗ ܿ ܵ ܐ ܕ ܿ ݂ܒ ܵ ܘ ݂ ܿܢ ܵ ܵ ܐ‬
ܵ
‫ܐܢ ܿ ܼܒ ܵ ܐ‬
ܼ
ܼ ‫ܼ ܵ ܹܐ‬
ܼ ܼ ̣ ‫ܼ ܐܒ ܼܬ ܐ‬
ܸ .‫ܼ ܪ ܼ ܐ ܒ ܼ ܨܘ ܹ ܐ ܼ ܹ ܐ‬
ܵ
ܿ ܿ
ܵ ܿ ܿ
ܿ ܵ ܿ
ܿ
ܿ
ܵ ܿ
ܵ
‫ܓ ܿܘ ܹܒܐ ܿܘܢ‬
.‫ܼܿ ܒ ܼ ܵ ܐ‬
̰ ‫݂ ܢ ܼܬ ܸ ܢ ܒ ܼ ܬ ܼܗ ܼ ܐ ܕ ܼ ݂ܒ ܘ ݂ ܢ ܒ ܸ ܵ ܐ ܕ ܿ ܼ ܵ ܐ ܼܕ ݂ܒ ܐ ܼ ܼ ܕ‬
ܿ
ܵ
ܵ ܿ ‫ܒ ܢ ܓ ܓܵ ܐ‬
.‫ܼܿ ݇ ܒ ܼ ܵ ܐ‬
‫ܪܘ ܹܐ ܕ ܼܿ ݇ ܼܪ ܵ ܐ ܒ‬
ܼ
݂ܼ
ܼ ݂
‫ܒ‬
ܵ
ܼܿ (The following questions are about how much of your child’s speech is understood by different people. Please think about your child’s speech over the past month when answering each question. Circle one number for each question.) ܵ ܿ
ܼ ‫ܼܐ ܼ ܐ‬
ܵ ݇
ܿ
ܿ
ܿ
ܿ
ܿ
ܹ ‫ܐ ܵ ܐ‬1 ‫ܼܐ ܘܢ ܹ ܐ ܼ ܼ ܘܢ ܕ ܼܝ‬
(Do you understand your child ?) ܵ ݇
ܵ
ܿ
ܿ
ܵ ܼ ‫ܼܿܗ ܵܕ ܹ̈ ܐ‬
ܼ ܿ ‫ܪܒܐ‬
ܹ ‫ܕܒ ܼܘܬܐ ܹ ܐ ܼ ܼ ܕ ܼܝ ܐ ܵ ܐ‬
ܿ
ܿ
‫ܼ ݂ܒ ܘ ݂ ܢ ؟‬
(Do immediate members of your family understand your child?)
ܵ ݇
ܵ
ܿ
ܿ
ܵ ܿ
ܼ ܿ ‫ܼܗܕ ܹ̈ ܐ ܸܪ ܵ ܐ‬
ܹ ‫ܕܒ ܼܘܬܐ ܹ ܐ ܼ ܼ ܕ ܼܝ ܐ ܵ ܐ‬
ܿ
ܿ
‫ ܼ ݂ܒ ܘ ݂ ܢ؟‬ (Do extended members of your family understand your child?)
ܵ ݇
ܿ
ܿ
ܿ ܵ ܿ
ܵܵ
ܹ ‫ܿ ܼ ݂ܒ ܘ ܹܬܐ ܕ ܼ ݂ܒ ܘ ݂ ܢ ܹ ܐ ܼ ܼ ܕ ܼܝ ܐ ܵ ܐ‬
‫ ܼܿ ݂ܒ ܘ ݂ ܿܢ؟‬ (Do your child’s friends understand your child?) ݇ ݇ ̈ܵ ܵ
ܵ ݇
‫ܐ ܵ ܐ ܹ ܼܿ ݂ܒ ܘ ݂ ܿܢ؟‬
‫ܐ ܹ ܹܐ ܹ ܐ ܼܿ ܼ ܿ ܕ ܼܝ‬
‫ܹܐ‬
1. ‫؟‬1‫ܼܿ ݂ܒ ܘ ݂ ܿܢ‬
2.
3.
4.
5.
ܵ
ܼ‫ܵ ܐ‬
‫ܼܿ ݇ ܵ ܐ‬
ܵ
‫ܓ ܹ̈ ܐ‬
ܵ
ܼ ‫ܼܿ ܼ ܐ‬
‫ܒ ̰ ܼ ܸ ܵ ܵܐ‬
(Never) (Always) (Usually) (Sometimes) (Rarely) 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 /35
/5
(Do other acquaintances understand your child?) ܵ ݇
ܿ
ܹ ‫ܕ ܼܝ ܐ ܵ ܐ‬
6. ‫ܼܿ ݂ܒ ܘ ݂ ܿܢ؟‬
ܿ
ܿ ܵ
̈ܵ
ܼ ‫ܿ ܼ ܹܐ ܕ ܼܿ ݂ܒ ܘ ݂ ܢ ܹ ܐ‬
ܼ
(Do your child’s teachers understand your child?) 7. ‫ܼܿ ݂ܒ ܘ ݂ ܿܢ؟‬
2
ܵ ݇
ܿ
ܹ ‫ܕ ܼܝ ܐ ܵ ܐ‬
ܵ
ܿ
2
ܿ ܿ
ܼ ‫ܼ ܨܘ ܹ ܐ ܼ ݂ ܹ ܐ ܹ ܐ‬
ܼ
(Do strangers understand your child?) 1
‫ ܼ ܵ ܵ ܐ‬ (TOTAL SCORE) = ‫ ܸ ܵ ܐ‬ (AVERAGE TOTAL SCORE) = ܵ
ܵ ‫ܐ ܕ ܿ ܼ ܒ ܵ ܐ ܼܿ ݂ܒ ܐ ܠ ܿ ܼܒ \ ܿ ܼܒ ݇ ܬ ܵܙ‬
‫ܘܓܐ‬
ܵ ܿ
ܼ ‫ܹ̈ ܐ ܒ‬
ܵ
ܿ ܿ
ܸ ‫ܐ ܕ ܼ ܨܘ ܹ ܐ‬
ܿ ‫ܵ ܐ( ܵ ܐ ܿܗ‬
ܸ ܼ )‫ܼ ܸ ܵ ܐ‬
ܼ ܼ
ܵ
ܵ ‫ܐ ܵܗܐ ܼ ܼ ܐ ܵܗܘ ܵ ܐ ܕ ܵ ܸܐܫ‬
(This measure may be able to be adapted for adults’ speech, by substituting child with spouse.)
2
ܵ
ܿ ܿ ‫ܵܐ‬
‫ܨܘ ܹ ܐ ܐ‬
ܼ
ܸ ܼ
‫ܼ ܹ̈ ܐ‬
ܵ
ܵ
‫ܿ ܼ ܒ ܐ ܕ ܼ ݂ ܹ ܐ ܵܗܘ ܵ ܐ ܕ ܵ ܸܐܫ‬
(The term strangers may be changed to unfamiliar people) ܵ
.‫ܐ‬
ܼ
‫ܵܐ ܕ ܵ ܵ ܐ‬
ܵ ‫ܵ ܼ ܵܬܐ ܕ ܼܿ ܵ ܵ ܐ‬
ܵ
ܵ ܿ‫ܐ‬
ܿ
ܿ
ܼܿ ‫ܨ ܐ ܕ ܼ ܼ ܐ ܕ‬
ܼ ܼ ‫ ܼܐ ܵ ܐ‬ (This version of the Intelligibility in Context Scale can be copied.) Intelligibility in Context Scale is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution‐NonCommercial‐NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. McLeod, S., Harrison, L. J., & McCormack, J. (2012). The Intelligibility in Context Scale: Validity and reliability of a subjective rating measure. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 55(2), 648‐656. http://jslhr.asha.org/cgi/content/abstract/55/2/648 ܵ ܿ ܵ
ܵ ܵ ܿ
ܵ
ܿ
ܵ
McLeod, S., Harrison, L. J., & McCormack, J. (2012). ‫ܐܬܘܪ ܵ ܐ‬:‫ܐ‬
ܼ ‫ ܼ ܼ ܐ ܕ ܼ ܵ ܼ ܬܐ ܕ‬ [Intelligibility in Context Scale: Assyrian]. (B. M. Benjamin & P. Darmo Trans.). Bathurst, Australia: Charles Sturt University. Retrieved from http://www.csu.edu.au/research/multilingual‐speech/ics. Published December 2013.