The Prompt

I am an SLP who just completed an evaluation. Here are my clinical findings (no identifying information). Rewrite these findings as a parent-friendly summary that: uses plain language (no jargon or acronyms without explanation), explains what was tested and why, describes the child's strengths first, explains areas of concern in concrete terms a parent can observe at home, and ends with what happens next. Do not minimize or exaggerate findings. Do not add recommendations I haven't made. The tone should be warm, respectful, and direct.

Why This Works

• Strengths-first framing. Parents retain information better and engage more constructively when strengths are acknowledged before concerns.
• Concrete observables. “Your child may struggle to follow two-step directions at home” is more useful than “receptive language deficit in the moderate range.”
• Tone guardrails. “Warm, respectful, and direct” prevents both clinical coldness and condescending over-simplification.
• No scope creep. “Do not add recommendations I haven’t made” ensures the summary matches the actual evaluation, not the model’s assumptions.

When to Use

After completing a speech-language evaluation and before the parent conference or IEP meeting. This is especially valuable when you need to translate complex standardized test results into language families can use.

When NOT to Use

• Never paste evaluation reports that contain the child’s name, school, or other identifiers
• Don’t use the output as a replacement for the clinical report; it supplements, not replaces
• Don’t skip reviewing for accuracy, as models can misrepresent severity levels

Pair With

• Communication tasks – broader parent communication strategies
• Early Intervention setting – family-centered context
• Pattern: Family-Centered Prompting – the philosophy behind this approach