General observations from the interview:

• Frank has a good vocabulary and appears to understand what is spoken to him.
• Frank did seem a bit disorganized at the beginning of the interview - he had to look through his wallet several times before he could find the report the school had sent with him.
• Frank was quite fidgety and he was given 4 breaks during the 1.5 hour interview.
• Frank did not have any problem reading the self-assessment tool and he completed it independently.
• Frank's writing was sloppy when he added information on the self-assessment form but his sentences, although brief, were coherent.

Questions for practitioners to consider:

Overall conclusions

• Although an informal assessment has not been completed, the CAAT results indicate that Frank is not struggling with his basic communication and math skills. However, based on the report from the credit program he struggled with completing his homework and assignments.
• Based on Frank's description of his academic background, his self-assessment and his most recent upgrading experiences, it appears that he may have some type of organizing or cognitive processing breakdown and may have attention problems that interfere with his learning.
• Any informal assessment should focus on the process and not just the product. Get input from Frank on how he attempts to do his writing and reading tasks. Further observations are needed to understand how his short attention span and limited organizational skills may be impacting his ability to learn.