Helping parents understand cognitive testing results can be one of the most challenging parts of a psychoeducational evaluation.
This resource provides a visual explanation of cognitive abilities based on CHC Theory along with scripts school psychologists can use to explain cognitive results to parents in a clear and accessible way.
Many families hear terms like auditory processing, fluid reasoning, crystallized intelligence, or processing speed during evaluation meetings, but these concepts can be difficult to understand. This resource uses a simple factory conveyor belt metaphor to help families visualize how different cognitive abilities work together to support learning.
The visual helps illustrate how the brain:
• takes in information through auditory and visual processing
• holds information in short-term memory
• solves problems using fluid reasoning
• connects new information to crystallized knowledge
• stores information in long-term memory
• processes information efficiently through processing speed
The resource also includes two structured scripts for school psychologists:
✔ Script for presenting the visual before discussing cognitive test results
✔ Script for presenting the visual after discussing cognitive test results
Both scripts help school psychologists explain complex cognitive concepts in a clear, parent-friendly way during IEP meetings or evaluation conferences.
INCLUDED IN THIS RESOURCE
Parent visual explaining cognitive abilities (English)
Parent visual explaining cognitive abilities (Spanish)
School psychologist script for presenting visual BEFORE cognitive results (English)
School psychologist script for presenting visual BEFORE cognitive results (Spanish)
School psychologist script for presenting visual AFTER cognitive results (English)
School psychologist script for presenting visual AFTER cognitive results (Spanish)
Helping parents understand cognitive testing results can be one of the most challenging parts of a psychoeducational evaluation.
This resource provides a visual explanation of cognitive abilities based on CHC Theory along with scripts school psychologists can use to explain cognitive results to parents in a clear and accessible way.
Many families hear terms like auditory processing, fluid reasoning, crystallized intelligence, or processing speed during evaluation meetings, but these concepts can be difficult to understand. This resource uses a simple factory conveyor belt metaphor to help families visualize how different cognitive abilities work together to support learning.
The visual helps illustrate how the brain:
• takes in information through auditory and visual processing
• holds information in short-term memory
• solves problems using fluid reasoning
• connects new information to crystallized knowledge
• stores information in long-term memory
• processes information efficiently through processing speed
The resource also includes two structured scripts for school psychologists:
✔ Script for presenting the visual before discussing cognitive test results
✔ Script for presenting the visual after discussing cognitive test results
Both scripts help school psychologists explain complex cognitive concepts in a clear, parent-friendly way during IEP meetings or evaluation conferences.
INCLUDED IN THIS RESOURCE
Parent visual explaining cognitive abilities (English)
Parent visual explaining cognitive abilities (Spanish)
School psychologist script for presenting visual BEFORE cognitive results (English)
School psychologist script for presenting visual BEFORE cognitive results (Spanish)
School psychologist script for presenting visual AFTER cognitive results (English)
School psychologist script for presenting visual AFTER cognitive results (Spanish)
