Early Language Skills Checklist : Observation-Based Assessment for the Early Years - Checklists

These checklists offer a structured framework for observational assessment, focused on the child's "receptive language", "expressive language", and "social and cognitive use of language".

They link directly to a resource bank of practical language teaching ideas and activities presented in the accompanying handbook and targeted on the particular problems of language-delayed children. The checklists are arranged in developmental order of difficulty and are designed to be completed over time.

They also provide guidelines for referral for specialist help, if appropriate.

No specific training is required to use or interpret the checklists.