The book includes developmental checklists, an assessment checklist for autism, short criterion-referenced vocabulary measures, and a variety of informal language assessment tools that can be helpful in identifying specific problems in vocabulary, sentence structure, or the pragmatic uses of language.

Criterion-referenced vocabulary measures can be used to assess basic vocabulary skills in English or Spanish.

The resources in this book will be helpful in developing instructional objectives for individual students and in monitoring progress. All of the record forms may be reproduced.

Key Components:

• Developmental Communication Checklist
• Basic Communication Inventory
  1. Body Position and Non-Verbal Communication
  2. General Communication Strategies
  3. Listening Behavior/Comprehension
  4. Expressive Language Use
• Assessment Checklist for Autism & Severe Attention Deficits
• AAC Communication Analysis Form
• Functional Communication Parent Interview Questionnaire
• Basic Vocabulary Measures
• Assessing Use of Verbs
• Communication Analysis Forms for Language Structure and Function (Pragmatics)
• Word Lists for Intervention