Directions to Assessor: Please read the questions as written and do not embellish or help the child by rewording, except where noted.
Please prompt the child when they finish a response by using the following phrases:
1.) “what else do you know?” or
2.) “would you like to tell me more about <insert what they were talking about>?”
After one refusal to the prompt, continue to the next question.
If a child responds with “I don’t know”, prompt with one of the following once.
1.) Can you guess anything about _______________?
2.) Think about it for a minute and then tell me if you know anything about ________________.
If the child still responds with an “I don’t know”, say “That’s okay, you’ll learn about that soon” and move on to the next question.
If a child responds with an incorrect or irrelevant statement, respond with, “okay” and prompt for more info with the phrase(s) above. Do NOT encourage them to continue talking about their misconception/tangent, instead use prompt 2 once to get them back on track.
Resist the urge to use the assessment as a teachable moment. I am interested in what the child can recall on their own. You may prompt them to keep talking about their relevant knowledge, but should not provide any information to them about the topic of discussion.
Script: Hi, (Child’s Name), We’re going to play a talking game about transportation. You can pick up the cards and then answer the questions.
For every question you answer, you’ll get a sticker (Assessor Note: if the child is intrinsically motivated to move on to the next question, just keep moving without interruption for the sticker(s); offer a couple stickers at the end instead.)
Questions :
What are dinosaurs?
What do you know about dinosaurs?
(You may clarify with “Tell me about dinosaurs” or by saying “what else do you know?” after each statement)
Where did dinosaurs live?
Was the Earth the same or different from how it looks now?
When did dinosaurs live?
Why don’t we see dinosaurs now?
(if he responds with something related to extinction, follow up with, “tell me how the dinosaurs became extinct”)
What do dinosaurs look like?
Were they big or small?
Can you draw a dinosaur?
What kind of dinosaur did you draw?
What other kinds of dinosaurs are there?
What do they look like? (after each type named)
Where do baby dinosaurs come from?
What do the different types of dinosaurs eat?
What do herbivores eat?
What do carnivores eat?
How do the different types of dinosaurs move around?
Which dinosaurs fly?
Which dinosaurs walk on two legs?
Which dinosaurs walk on four legs?
Who studies dinosaurs?
How do they learn about dinosaurs?
Here is a picture for you to look at.
What can you tell me about the dinosaurs in this pictures?
I want you to circle the dinosaurs and tell me about them and what they eat.
What else do you see in this picture?
Thanks for playing this game with me.
What are dinosaurs?
What do you know about dinosaurs?
(You may clarify with “Tell me about dinosaurs” or by saying “what else do you know?” after each statement)
Where did dinosaurs live?
Was the Earth the same or different from how it looks now?
When did dinosaurs live?
Why don’t we see dinosaurs now?
(if he responds with something related to extinction, follow up with, “tell me how the dinosaurs became extinct”)
What do dinosaurs look like?
- Were they big or small?
Can you draw a dinosaur?
- What kind of dinosaur did you draw?
What other kinds of dinosaurs are there?
- What do they look like? (after each type named)
Where do baby dinosaurs come from?
What do the different types of dinosaurs eat?
- What do herbivores eat?
- What do carnivores eat?
How do the different types of dinosaurs move around?
- Which dinosaurs fly?
- Which dinosaurs walk on two legs?
- Which dinosaurs walk on four legs?
Who studies dinosaurs?
How do they learn about dinosaurs?
Here is a picture for you to look at.
What can you tell me about the dinosaurs in this pictures?
I want you to circle the dinosaurs and tell me about them and what they eat.
What else do you see in this picture?