I know with formal assessments, we are supposed to interpret and analyze the client's strengths and weaknesses. However, with the CELF-5 screener, it's "at or above criterion" or "below criterion." For an evaluation, would you simply write "Client has met the criterion and further language testing is not needed."
For the remaining students, we still rely on a referral model. We use a district created screener to determine need for service, and use reading data to determine who starts at Tier 2 and who starts at Tier 3. Students who do poorly on the screener and are below average in reading start at Tier 3 right away. Students who do poorly on the screener and are within normal limits for reading start at Tier 2. We then use progress monitoring to make decisions about movement.