INFORMAL LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST (Documentation of observation and analysis of language sample) Department of Special Education/Sevier County Schools/Sevierville, TN Student _____________________________ Examiner: __________________________ Birthdate ______________________ CA ____ Date of Test _____________________________ THIS CHILD CURRENTLY EXHIBITS THE FOLLOWING STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES (Only skills observed during evaluation session will be marked, P = skill present A = skill absent E = skill emerging i.e. formal testing, interview, conversation) CONCEPTS/SEMANTICS PROCESSING/SYNTAX MORPHOLOGY ______ spatial ______ location ______ temporal ______ sequence ______ inclusion/exclusion ______ category names ______ colors ______ category items ____answers Yes/No questions ____asks Yes/No questions ____follows simple directions ____follows complex directions ____uses primarily simple phrases ____full sentences, including verbs ____uses complex sentences ____uses inversion question form ____plural marker –s ____possessive marker –s ____irregular plurals ____articles: the, a ____prepositions: in, on ____pronouns–subjective ____pronouns-objective ____pronouns-possessive Types of narratives used: Narratives told: ____personal narratives ____with adult prompting ____retells stories/TV shows/procedure ____independently Sequence of utterances: ____utterances sequenced ____utterances told in random order Components included in narratives: ____people ____place (setting) ____ing verb ending ____past tense verbs ____irregular past tense ____is as main verb ____is as helper ____3rd person singular -s NARRATIVE SKILLS (Ability to retell an event.) ____outcomes PRAGMATICS (Use of language in communicative interactions) ____Used appropriate action– turn taking ____Used appropriate verbal turn taking ____Varied language for different contexts ____Responded in conversation ____Revised speech when not understood ____Maintained topics in conversation ____Used appropriate eye contact ____Initiated conversation ____Provided background information to listener