Abstract: This invention is a system and method for assisting a teacher in the evaluation of basic concepts to a student. An illustration sheet having a set of illustrations representing a basic concept category is shown to the student. The teacher elicits receptive and expressive responses according to an activity sheet having receptive and expressive instructions. The determination of whether the student's response is correct according to a set of correct responses can be recorded on the activity sheet or a recording sheet.

Abstract: The present invention provides for a system for assessing an individual's understanding of basic concepts comprising a basic concepts assessment book having at least one illustration showing at least one basic concept, a correct receptive response associated with at least one illustration for comparison with a receptive response given by the individual being tested according to a receptive inquiry associated with at least one illustration and a correct expressive response for comparison with an expressive response given by the individual according to an expressive inquiry associated with at least one illustration. The invention tests basic concepts using related pairs.

Abstract: A language assessment includes an ability to pursue a nonlinear process model. A multi-stage suite of subtests is provided, each stage comprising a plurality of subtests designed to evaluate a particular level of language disorder. The suite can be entered and left at any point depending upon prior knowledge and assessment results. Subtests are included for evaluating phonological awareness, word meanings and vocabulary (semantics), word and sentence structure (syntax and morphology), the rules of oral language used in responding to and conveying messages (pragmatics), and recall and retrieval of spoken language (memory). The results of the assessment are presented in a report, in which educationally relevant recommendations are made for intervention and accommodations. An observational rating scale for authentic evaluation of communication in academic settings and a pragmatics profile for assessing social language skills in different contexts are provided.

Abstract: A method for testing for a parietal lobe function deficiency, an occipital lobe function deficiency, and a developmental language disorder in a subject includes displaying to a subject ordered arrays of objects having features in a plurality of dimensions, which the subject is prompted to name. The named features are compared with the correct object features, and a count is maintained of errors and an interval taken to complete the naming process. These numbers are compared with predetermined data to determine possible deficiencies.

Abstract: A test, system, and method for testing parietal lobe function in a subject, wherein the method includes displaying to a subject a first ordered array of objects having a variety of colors, which the subject is prompted to name. The named object colors are compared with the correct object colors, and a count is maintained of errors in the named object colors and an interval taken by the subject to complete naming the object colors, these numbers compared with predetermined data for determining a possible parietal lobe function deficiency. An analogous test is performed of shape-naming, and, in a preferred embodiment, of color and shape naming. A practice test administration is also described, as well as a software-driven administration and scoring of the test.

Abstract: A test, system, and method for testing parietal lobe function in a subject, wherein the method includes displaying to a subject a first ordered array of objects having a variety of colors, which the subject is prompted to name. The named object colors are compared with the correct object colors, and a count is maintained of errors in the named object colors and an interval taken by the subject to complete naming the object colors, these numbers compared with predetermined data for determining a possible parietal lobe function deficiency. An analogous test is performed of shape-naming, and, in a preferred embodiment, of color and shape naming. A practice test administration is also described, as well as a software-driven administration and scoring of the test.