Speech and Language Inventory

Student______________________________________________

Inventory Completed by ______________________________________________

Date___________________________________________

Skill Weak Avg. Strong Comments

Articulation (How accurate words
are said, how well others can
understand student)

Vocabulary (How well student

understands words, if student
uses words correctly and with
enough variety)
Auditory Comprehension (How
well student understands spoken
stories, explanations or directions)

Verbal Expression (How well

student explains him/herself with
words; if student uses appropriate
grammar skills)
Conversation Skills (How well
student starts, maintains, ends,
and joins conversations with
adults and peers)
Nonverbal Language (How well
student understands/uses facial
expressions, gestures, tone of
voice, etc.)
Inferences (How well student
draws conclusions from a situation
or story when not explicitly
stated)
Non-literal Language (How well
student understands idioms,
similes, hyperbole, etc—e.g.,
hungry as a horse)
Fluency (How smooth student’s
speech sounds when speaking—
e.g., free of excessive repetitions,
sound prolongations, silent blocks,
adding extra sounds, etc.)