Skills Tracking Table:
What is it for and how to use it?
Complete presentation of the DYNSEO tool, detailed structure, and concrete usage modes to track progress and facilitate communication among all stakeholders in the rehabilitation process
The skills tracking table is the central management tool for any effective speech therapy intervention. It transforms intuitive and memorized tracking into a structured, shareable, and measurable document. However, many professionals and families do not have an appropriate tool to do this. The DYNSEO skills tracking table addresses this gap: free, immediately usable, designed for all profiles and all rehabilitation contexts. This guide precisely presents what it contains and how to use it.
1. The skills tracking table: what is it?
The skills tracking table is a tool for tracking and communicating rehabilitation progress. It allows documenting the evolution of each skill worked on over time, making progress visible to all stakeholders, and adjusting therapeutic objectives based on actual data.
📋 At a glance
Format: Downloadable PDF · Cost: Free · Access: Immediate, no registration · Category: Tracking & Liaison · Target: Any profile in speech therapy care · Users: Speech therapists, families, teachers, educational and healthcare teams
1.1 The acquisition level system — the heart of the tool
Level 1 — Not acquired
Skill absent. The goal is to create the first drafts.
Level 2 — In progress
Partial success in a guided situation. Unstable, requires assistance.
Level 3 — Acquired in session
Stable success with the therapist. Generalization to be built.
Level 4 — Acquired and generalized
Spontaneous use in all contexts. Objective achieved.
1.2 Example of a completed table over a tracking period
📋 Example: written language tracking — 8-year-old child (CE2)
| Skill | Sept. | Nov. | Jan. | Evolution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decoding simple syllables | Lev. 2 | Lev. 3 | Lev. 4 | |
| Decoding consonant groups | Lev. 1 | Lev. 2 | Lev. 3 | |
| Discrimination b/d p/q | Lev. 1 | Lev. 2 | Lev. 2 | |
| Understanding short text | Lev. 2 | Lev. 3 | Lev. 3 |
Skills Tracking Table — Free DYNSEO
Structured tracking tool to document the evolution of rehabilitative skills and share progress with the entire team. Immediately downloadable. No registration required.
Download for free →2. Who is the skills tracking table for?
Speech Therapists
Central therapeutic management tool — objectify progress, adjust objectives, justify assessments and renewals.
Families
Visualize their child's real progress, understand the status of the intervention, feel like active partners in the therapeutic project.
Teachers
Understand the skills being acquired to adapt expectations and educational adjustments in line with rehabilitative work.
Multidisciplinary Teams
Document for liaison between speech therapist, psychologist, occupational therapist, doctor — a common language to coordinate the child's project.
3. How to use the table: practical guide
3.1 Filling the table effectively
Choose a maximum of 5 to 10 target skills
An overloaded table is not used. Select the skills directly worked on in session, related to current therapeutic objectives. Add when some progress, remove when they reach level 4.
Evaluate in stable and reproducible conditions
For comparisons between evaluations to be valid, evaluate each skill under the same conditions each time — same exercises, same context. Note the date and conditions in the table.
Re-evaluate every 2 to 3 months
Regular re-evaluation is the engine of the system. It detects stagnations, validates progress, and triggers adjustments of objectives. If too spaced out, it loses its value; if too frequent, it becomes a burden.
Systematically share with the family
After each re-evaluation, send the updated table to the family — ideally during a short 10-minute meeting. This sharing is one of the most powerful communication acts in the intervention.
3.2 In speech therapy sessions
🎯 At the beginning of the intervention: establish the baseline
From the first sessions, fill in the table with the starting levels for each target skill. This "initial photograph" is the reference for the entire intervention.
🎯 With the child themselves: develop metacognition
Show the table to the child during each re-evaluation. Explain the levels in simple words. Let them color their own progress. This active involvement develops awareness of their own learning.
🎯 For assessments and renewals
The skills tracking table is a centerpiece of annual speech therapy assessments and prescription renewal requests — it objectifies progress with concrete and dated data.
Tip: Keep all versions of the table with their dates to create a timeline of progress. A table from two years ago compared to the current table is often a source of great emotion for families — and a powerful motivation to continue.
3.3 At home and in class
- Families: use the table during meetings with the teacher or doctor to objectively present where the child stands
- Families: target home exercises on skills at level 2 (in progress) identified in the table
- Teachers: align educational adjustments with the levels in the table — if a skill is at level 2, expectations must be adapted
- AVS/AESH: use the table to target moments when individual assistance is most needed
- Everyone: share the table during ESS (School Monitoring Team) meetings as a common reference document
“When I showed the tracking table to my daughter's school principal, she said to me, 'now I understand exactly what you mean when you talk about her difficulties.' It's the first time in three years that we really spoke the same language.”
— Father of a 9-year-old girl receiving speech therapy for dyslexia4. The DYNSEO Tracking & Liaison ecosystem
🧰 Complementary DYNSEO Tools — Tracking & Liaison
Speech therapist-family liaison notebook — Free complementary tool
To maintain communication between sessions, the liaison notebook complements the tracking table by informing parents of activities carried out and progress made — in line with the levels recorded in the table.
Access the liaison notebook →COCO Application
COCO offers cognitive exercises whose results can enrich the observations of the tracking table for children aged 5 to 10 years.
CLINT Application
CLINT for teenagers and adults — observed progress can be cross-referenced with the tracking table for a comprehensive view.
Cognitive Tests
The DYNSEO cognitive tests provide complementary data to enrich the tracking table on cross-functional cognitive functions.
Training
The DYNSEO Qualiopi trainings cover rehabilitative tracking and liaison tools for professionals.
Track progress to make it real
The DYNSEO skills tracking table transforms imperceptible daily progress into visible and shareable data. A simple, free tool that profoundly changes the quality of rehabilitative tracking and communication with families.
Download for free →Liaison notebook
FAQ — Skills Tracking Table
Q1 What is the difference with the DYNSEO visual progress tracking table?
These two tools are complementary. The skills tracking table is the professional working document — precise, dated, with graded acquisition levels — primarily intended for the speech therapist and communication with the teams. The visual progress tracking table is a more illustrated and graphic version, designed to be shown to the child and the family to visualize progress in an engaging way. One feeds the other: the data from the skills table feeds into the more accessible visual version.
Q2 How many skills should be included in the table?
The golden rule is selectivity: 5 to 10 skills maximum, directly related to the current therapeutic objectives. An overloaded table is not used. Start with the 3 to 5 most priority skills, add when some progress, remove when they reach level 4. An archived skill at "level 4" can be kept in a second "acquired" table that reflects the progress made.
Q3 Can the table be used for adults in rehabilitation?
Yes — the skills tracking table is relevant for any age and profile in rehabilitation: adults after Stroke, adults with dyslexia, adults who stutter, adults with aphasia or swallowing disorders. The skills and levels adapt to the profile and therapeutic objectives. For adults, co-constructing the table with the person themselves is particularly important — it enhances autonomy and agency in the rehabilitation process.
Q4 How often should levels in the table be reassessed?
In the active phase (intensive work on new skills): every 2 months. In the consolidation phase (skills being stabilized): every 3 months. In the maintenance phase (end of care): every 6 months. The key is regularity — the value of the table comes from the comparison over time. A reassessment not carried out is a missed opportunity to see and celebrate progress.
Q5 How to use the table to convince a doctor to renew a speech therapy prescription?
The skills tracking table is a powerful clinical argument for renewal requests. It shows: the skills worked on and their starting level (justifies the initial need), the evolution over the elapsed period (shows the progress made), and the skills still in the process of acquisition (justifies the continuation of care). Present the table during the consultation, highlighting the skills still at level 1 or 2 — which demonstrate that the work is not finished. Complement with a narrative speech therapy report if necessary.
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