Step 9: Professional Judgment with Both Stories
When judging the growth of a story we now have more options because we have a second sample that was recorded after the child saw how it was done. The difference between the stories was:
- I am not concerned. One or both of the stories were long and complex.
- There were improvements between the first and second story. But I'm still concerned and I still may recommend services.
- I am concerned there was largely no improvement between these two stories. Despite having heard an example, having had the experience of telling the first story.
This analysis helps you qualify whether a child has language difficulties because if a child hasn't just had experience telling a story or their second language is stronger, it is really obvious. Even if you can't speak the second language, the size and the complexity of these stories stand out.
In this video we will look at some examples and then rate the tutorial story.