In this video module Cate continues to look at the child’s receptive language skills using excerpts of auditory comprehension subtests from the PLS-5 English and Spanish editions. She uses her clinical judgement to determine whether these skills are typical or not and also shows us some great tips for evaluating young children. Read More
Category: Test-Retest Reliability
Test-retest reliability is a measure of the consistency of test results over time. If the same test administered to the same person on separate occasions (but within a reasonable amount of time) produces similar results, the test has high test-retest reliability. Test manuals usually indicate test-retest reliability over a period of 2-14 days between administrations.
Test Review: CELF-4 Spanish
TestReview_CELF 4 Spanish_1.8.14.pdf
The Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals Spanish, Fourth Edition [CELF-4, Spanish] is a standardized test designed to assess the presence of a language disorder or delay in Spanish speaking children aged 5-21.
Test Review: CELF-P2 (Spanish)
The Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals- Preschool, Second Edition [CELF-P2] Spanish is designed to assess the presence of a language disorder or delay in Spanish speaking students aged 3;0-6;11.
Construct Validity of the PLS-5
Alexandra Gibson and Elana Winters presented this poster at ASHA’s convention in Chicago in November 2013. Alexandra and Elana created this poster based on work they did in the Assessment and Evaluation course at Teachers College Columbia Uniersity. This course is required as part of the master’s SLP program there.
In that course the students must analyze the most widely used standardized tests to identify disorder/disability for children and adolescents. They analyze the tests’ validity, reliability, and significant biases among other factors. The information for the analysis is primarily from the test itself—generally the interpretive and technical manuals and the other information provided to anyone who purchases the test. That material is analyzed in light of the standards of the field, including the work of Dollaghan, Vance and Plante, Restrepo, and going back to even McCauley and Swisher‘s work of 1984. In the class students find and incorporate into their analysis any research on current or older versions of the test. Another part of the task is to analyze the significant biases including cultural and linguistic biases and biases related to socio-economic background.
Test Review: PLS-5 English
The PLS-5 is designed for use with children aged birth through 7;11 to assess language development and identify children who have a language delay or disorder. Read More
Test Review: PLS-5 Spanish
PLS-5 Spanish (2012)_Pub_10.29.13.pdf
The PLS-5 Spanish is designed to determine the presence and severity of a receptive, expressive, or receptive-expressive language delay or disorder in monolingual Spanish speakers or bilingual Spanish-English speaking children from birth to 7 years 11 months. Read More
Test Review: CELF-4
CELF-4 Test Review- Final Draftdocx.pdf
The Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals-Fourth Edition (CELF-4) is a standardized test designed to assess the presence of a language disorder or delay in children aged 5-21. Read More
