Informal Assessment
Informal vs. Formal
Questions to ask Parents
Mixed
100

Getting more information about the child

What is parent interview? 

100

Highly interactive

What is informal assessment?

100

Information about social skills

How does George play with toys at home?

100

Name of an education learning plan

What is an IEP?

200

Information received from informal assessments

What is joint attention? What is social skills? 

200

Gathers a baseline

What is formal assessment?

200

Information about academic skills

What is George's strength in school

200

Two ways an SLP works with clients in school setting

What is pull out and push in?

300

Next step after receiving diagnosis

What is assessment?

300

Based on normative sampling

What is formal assessment?

300

Information on areas of improvement

What is your biggest concern for George? 

300

Name 2 formal assessments with subtests

What is CASL-2 and CELF-5?

400

Next step after assessment

What is treatment planning?

400

Time efficient and identifies strengths/weaknesses

What is informal assessment?

400

Information on medical history

What is George's medical history?

400

George's age

What is 5 years; 2 months?

500

1 advantage to using informal assessment

What is time efficiency? 

500

1 example of each type

What is formal-ADOS, Informal-Family interview?

500

Information about expressing needs

How does George communicate at home?

500

Items used to elicit communication in play observation

What is bubbles, play food, and legos?