Top 5 Time-Consuming Parts of an SLP Evaluation (and How to Automate Them)

Cut evaluation time in half without sacrificing quality or accuracy

SLP Evaluation Automation Guide

If you're an SLP, you already know:

✅ Evaluations can eat up hours of your week. From scoring assessments to crafting detailed reports, it can feel like there's no end in sight — especially during busy seasons like IEP time.

But what if you could cut that time in half without sacrificing quality?

Today, we're breaking down the 5 most time-consuming parts of an SLP evaluation — and how you can finally automate them.

1. Scoring Standardized Assessments by Hand

Manually scoring assessments like the CELF-5, GFTA-3, or PPVT-5 can take a surprising amount of time — especially when you're double- and triple-checking your math.

Why It's a Time-Suck:

  • Tedious calculations
  • Risk of human error
  • No easy way to visualize results quickly

How to Automate It:

✅ With SLP Score, you can instantly input raw scores and get standard scores, confidence intervals, percentile ranks, and age equivalents automatically — without flipping through tables.

Less math. ✅ More accuracy. ✅ Massive time savings.

2. Interpreting the Results

Even after scoring, interpreting what the scores mean for a specific client can be tricky. Writing up clear explanations eats up mental energy — especially if you're tired.

Why It's a Time-Suck:

  • Requires switching between multiple manuals
  • Takes mental focus away from the bigger clinical picture

How to Automate It:

✅ SLP Score automatically interprets results based on test manuals and best practices, giving you ready-to-edit descriptions that make report writing easier (and smarter).

3. Writing the Evaluation Report

Writing a thorough, individualized evaluation report is crucial — but it's also where many SLPs fall into the black hole of endless edits and rewrites.

Why It's a Time-Suck:

  • Staring at a blank page
  • Finding the right words for patterns you've seen 1000 times
  • Copy-pasting old reports and reworking them manually

How to Automate It:

✅ SLP Score creates customized report drafts based on the assessments you've scored, giving you a clear first draft in minutes.

You stay in control — but you're never starting from scratch.

4. Double-Checking for Errors

Before submitting any report, SLPs know they have to double-check all scores and interpretations. The fear of a small typo leading to big consequences is real.

Why It's a Time-Suck:

  • Tedious proofreading
  • Manual cross-referencing of scores and descriptions

How to Automate It:

✅ Because SLP Score automates both scoring and initial interpretation, the chances of missing an error plummet. Built-in safeguards help catch inconsistencies before they become a problem.

5. Formatting Reports for Different Settings

School systems want reports one way, private practices prefer another, and hospitals have their own rules. Changing formatting, tweaking headings, and adjusting language takes extra time.

Why It's a Time-Suck:

  • Every setting has its own templates
  • Manually adjusting formatting is tedious

How to Automate It:

✅ SLP Score lets you generate reports in customizable Word or Google Docs templates, so you can adjust the format easily without starting over every time.

Conclusion: Save Hours Every Week with SLP Score

You became an SLP to help people, not to spend your nights buried in paperwork.

By automating the most tedious parts of the evaluation process, you can:

  • Get your time back
  • Focus more on clinical insights
  • Reduce burnout
  • Improve report quality

👉 Ready to make evaluations easier?

✅ Try SLP Score today and see how much time you can save!

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