Establish a clear starting point for intervention
The Colourful Semantics Baseline Assessment pack provides structured scoring forms, picture stimuli and practical guidance to help schools and therapists assess sentence-building skills, identify areas for support and monitor progress over time.
This is an informal baseline assessment designed to support intervention planning and progress monitoring alongside the Colourful Semantics approach.
Everything you need to assess, score and plan next steps
The pack brings together the assessment materials and guidance needed to establish a baseline and use the results to inform intervention.
Assess. Score. Identify next steps. Monitor progress.
The assessment creates a structured picture of the learner’s sentence building skills so support can be targeted more effectively.
Making sentence structure visible
Colourful Semantics uses colour coding to help learners understand how different semantic roles work together within a sentence.
The approach can support vocabulary development, spoken language and increasingly complex sentence building across a range of ages and abilities.
Turn assessment into practical next steps
- Establish a starting point before intervention
- Identify areas of relative strength and difficulty
- Inform lesson and intervention planning
- Monitor progress following targeted support
- Use in classroom, small-group or one-to-one settings
From learner response to meaningful next steps
The assessment helps practitioners consider performance across the Colourful Semantics roles and use the resulting profile to guide support.
See how to use the assessment before you begin
Watch the guidance video for support with administration, scoring and planning lessons. This video supports use of the informal assessment tool and is not a Colourful Semantics training session.
Preview the guidance
Download the short demonstration document to learn more about the assessment before purchasing.
Download the Demo PDFBefore you download
The assessment is supplied as a ZIP file containing the guidance, assessment materials and supporting files.
- The image files are non-editable and non-printable and should be presented to the learner on a tablet, laptop or communication-aid device.
- The blank scoring sheet can be completed digitally and can also be printed.
- We recommend downloading the ZIP file to a PC rather than directly to an iPad or phone.
- The email containing your download instructions expires after 48 hours, so please also check your Spam or Junk folder.
Colourful Semantics Baseline Assessment
Single-user digital assessment pack with immediate download access following successful payment.
Once payment is processed you will be able to download the assessment. By downloading the ZIP file you agree to your details being added to the Colourful Semantics database for future Colourful Semantics updates.
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Colourful Semantics resources are used by schools and practitioners internationally. Choose your location below to purchase in the corresponding currency.
International prices are fixed product prices and are not calculated using a live exchange rate at the time of purchase.
