Teaching · Speech & Language

The voice history to take before any voice work begins.

Ask the family and the student what the voice sounds like, how long it has been that way and what a normal week asks of it, from cheering to talking over the bus. The summary says whether a doctor needs to look first, lists the daily vocal load and what to ask next.

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The voice intake

One intake per student. Use initials or a code, never a name. The example is made up.

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Teaching · Speech & Language$12 · included with Classroom and Whole-school licenses

What you finish with
For each student, the voice concern, its length and pattern, medical care and health factors, a vocal use history with water and activities, and the effect on school, with a summary that flags a needed medical exam and lists the daily vocal load.
Who it is for
Speech-language pathologists taking a voice history, with school nurses, families and students contributing.
Format
Browser intake. Several saved records; printed with the summary or as a blank paper form for the family; CSV with one row per student; export and import a file.
Access
$12 one-time, yours on every device you sign in on; the tool opens once you are signed in with it. Included with Caveat Classroom and Whole-school licenses. Also in the Speech & Language toolkit ($79) and the Teaching Suite pass ($199), and 1 more bundle. Everything you type stays in this browser; nothing is sent to Caveat.
Where it lives
The Speech & Language space in Caveat Teaching.
Support
Questions about an order, access or a correction: team@caveatacademic.com.
Drawn for this page. A vocal use history asks how hard a voice works in a normal week, from cheering to talking over the lunchroom.

How to use it

  1. Start a record with the student’s initials or a code.
  2. With the family and the student, mark what the voice sounds like, how long and when in the day.
  3. Record medical care so far and any health factors.
  4. Go through the vocal use history for a normal week, and ask about water and voice-heavy activities.
  5. Note the effect on school in the student’s words, then read the summary; arrange the doctor’s visit first if it says so.

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What the intake is for

A doctor looks first

Hoarseness has many causes, from vocal fold nodules to problems that need medical treatment. A speech-language pathologist does not start voice therapy until a doctor, usually an ear, nose and throat doctor, has examined the vocal folds. Medical guidelines call for a look at the vocal folds when hoarseness lasts about four weeks, or sooner if there is pain or another warning sign; the summary flags a voice change lasting a month or more, or any pain, without that exam.

Why vocal use matters

How a voice is used through the week, cheering, talking over noise, throat clearing, often explains why it is tired by Friday. The history gives the speech-language pathologist and the doctor the same picture and shows which habits are worth working on.

Two titles, one intake

The catalog listed a voice concerns intake organizer and a vocal use history questionnaire. They belong to the same visit, so one page holds both. This intake never diagnoses a voice disorder. Records use a code, never a name, and stay in this browser.

Sources

  1. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Practice Portal: Voice Disorders, on referral for laryngeal examination before voice treatment (asha.org/practice-portal).
  2. Stachler, R. J., et al. (2018). Clinical practice guideline: Hoarseness (dysphonia) (update). Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, 158(1 suppl), S1–S42.
  3. Hooper, C. R. (2004). Treatment of voice disorders in children. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 35(4), 320–326.
  4. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act regulations, 34 CFR 300.8(c)(11) (speech or language impairment, including a voice impairment) and 300.34(c)(5) (medical services for diagnostic or evaluation purposes).
  5. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 34 CFR Part 99.

The example student is made up. The intake gathers history; it does not diagnose a voice disorder, replace a medical exam or decide eligibility. Support: team@caveatacademic.com.