This updated and expanded 17 page guide, which now includes reading and writing sections, was created to assist speech language pathologists in the decision making process of how to select assessment instruments and prioritize assessment for school age children. The goal is to eliminate administration of unnecessary or irrelevant tests and focus on the administration of instruments directly targeting the areas of difficulty that the child presents with.

What it contains:

• Page 1 Title
• Page 2 Directions
• Pages 3-8 Checklist
• Pages 9-10 Suggested Speech-Language Test Selection for School-Aged Children
• Page 11  Select Language Testing Battery Suggestions
•  Page 12-17 Supplemental Caregiver/Teacher Data Collection Form

Checklist Target Areas:

1. Receptive Language
2. Memory, Attention and Sequencing
3. Expressive Language
4. Vocabulary
5. Narrative
6. Speech
7. Voice
8. Prosody
9. Resonance
10. Phonological Awareness
11. Reading
12. Writing 
13. Problem Solving
14. Pragmatic Language
15. Social Emotional Development
16. Executive Functions

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This checklist was created to assist speech-language pathologists (SLPs) with figuring out whether the student presents with language processing deficits which require further follow-up (e.g., screening, comprehensive assessment). The SLP should provide this form to both teacher and caregiver/s to fill out to ensure that the deficit areas are consistent across all settings and people.

Checklist Categories:

• Listening Skills and Short Term Memory
• Verbal Expression
• Emergent Reading/Phonological Awareness

• General Organizational Abilities

• Social Emotional Functioning
• Behavior
• Supplemental* Caregiver/Teacher Data Collection Form
• Select assessments sensitive to Auditory Processing Deficits

This checklist was created to assist speech language pathologists (SLPs) in identifying/screening social pragmatic language weaknesses/deficits in school-aged children, who may require assessment/intervention services.   Provide this form to both teacher and caregiver/s to ensure that the weaknesses are observed consistently across all settings/people.

Checklist Categories:

• Listening/Processing
• Verbal Expression
• Prosody
• Problem Solving
• Pragmatic Language
• Social Emotional Development
• Behavior
• Supplemental* Caregiver/Teacher Data Collection Form
• Select Assessments Sensitive to Social Pragmatic Deficits

This checklist was created to assist speech language pathologists in identifying / screening social pragmatic language weaknesses / deficits in preschool children 3:0-5:11 years of age, who may require assessment / intervention services. Provide this form to both preschool teacher and caregiver/s to ensure that the weaknesses are observed consistently across all settings / people.

Checklist Categories:

• Language Processing
• Verbal Expression
• Play Skills
• Problem Solving
• Behavior
• Social Pragmatic Language
• Executive Function Skills

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This checklist was created to assist speech language pathologists in screening and identifying language weaknesses/deficits in adolescents 12-18 years of age who may require assessment and intervention services.   It should be given to both caregiver/s and classroom teacher to fill out. Depending on the student’s age and ability, the form may also be given to the student directly, so s/he can identify own areas of difficulty as well.  It is important to give this form to several individuals to ensure consistency of deficits, prior to determining whether an assessment is warranted and if so, which assessment areas need to be targeted.

Checklist Categories:

1. Receptive Language
2. Memory, Attention and Cognition
3. Expressive Language
4. Vocabulary
5. Discourse
6. Speech
7. Voice
8. Prosody
9. Resonance
10. Reading
11. Writing
12. Problem Solving
13. Pragmatic Language Skills
14. Social Emotional Development
15. Executive Functioning

For detailed reviews of this product by Figuratively Speeching click HERE.

This checklist was created to assist speech language pathologists (SLPs) with determining whether the client presents with language processing deficits which require further follow up (e.g., screening, comprehensive language processing assessment, etc.).   The SLP should provide this form to both teacher and caregiver/s to fill out to ensure that the deficit areas are consistent across all settings and people.

Checklist Components

*Areas of Difficulty:

• Listening Skills and Short Term Memory
• Verbal Expression
• Emergent Reading/Phonological Awareness
• Social Pragmatic Language Skills
• Executive Function Skills
• Behavior

*Suggested Auditory Processing And Phonological Awareness Test Selection For Preschool Children

*Relevant Article References (with embedded full-text PDFs)

*Supplemental* Caregiver/Teacher Data Collection Form