RESOURCE PACKET Assessment of Language Impairment

Style of Narration Assessment
NAME: ____________________________________
DATE: ______________
For each narrative sample collected, answer the following questions:
1. IS THE NARRATIVE GRAMMATICAL? YES NO
2. IS SUFFICIENT INFORMATION PRESENTED? YES NO
3. DOES THE LISTENER UNDERSTAND THE NARRATIVE WITHOUT ASKING YES NO
QUESTIONS OF CLARIFICATION?
4. IS THE NARRATIVE PRESENTED IN A FLUENT MANNER (I.E., WITHOUT YES NO
PAUSES, HESITATIONS, REVISIONS, OR FALSE STARTS)?
5. DOES THE SPEAKER TELL THE STORY WITHOUT EXHIBITING
YES NO
FRUSTRATION OR OBVIOUS DIFFICULTY?
6. IS ONE TOPIC PRESENTED (IF MORE THAN ONE TOPIC IS GIVEN, IS
YES NO
THERE A SMOOTH AND APPROPRIATE TRANSITION BETWEEN TOPICS)?
7. DO ALL THE STATEMENTS PERTAIN TO THE TOPIC(S)? YES NO
8. ARE PRECISE VOCABULARY TERMS USED (I.E., WITHOUT LOW
YES NO
INFORMATION WORDS LIKE THINGS OR STUFF)?
9. ARE FACILA AND BODY EXPRESSIONS APPROPRIATE TO THE STORY? YES NO
10. WAS THE TOPIC OF THE NARRATIVE APPROPRIATE FOR THE AUDIENCE? YES NO
Number of YES Responses __________ ÷ 10 x 100 = __________ %
DESCRIPTION OF NARRATIVE TASK ___________________________________
Comments _______________________________________________________________
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ED –4072 / Rev. 07.09
Department of Education
Language Impairment Resource Packet