There is so much to be gained from watching a child function in his or her own natural environment as a way to supplement performance on standardized testing.
So many questions to be answered..so much information to be gathered in a testing situation..all helps to paint a picture of what the child is capable of achieving..a giant piece of the puzzle.
To continue reading Kelly Wolfgang's article at Early Intervention Speech Therapy, please click the following link:
http://community.advanceweb.com/blogs/sp_1/archive/2011/11/22/the-value-of-observation-in-diagnostic-assessment.aspx
