Assessments

for Speech Sound Disorders, Language Disorders, and Social Communication

Name of Measure Description Uses (screening, differential diagnosis, determine need for
services, goal development, baseline/outcome measure)
Speech Sounds
Goldman-Fristoe Test of Norm-Referenced •
Articulation-2 & 3 Standardized Test of •
Articulation and •
Stimulability for ages 2-
21:11 years
Hodson Assessment of Norm-Referenced •
Phonological Processes-3 Standardized Test & •
Criterion-Referenced Test •
of Phonological Processes
for ages 3-8 years.
The Entire World of /r/ Criterion-Based •
Screener Assessment of 21 •
variations of /r/ •
The Arizona-3 Norm-Referenced, •
Standardized test for •
Articulation, ages 1.5-18 •
years.
DEAP (Diagnostic Norm-Referenced •
Evaluation of Articulation Standardized Test of •
and Phonology) Articulation and •
Phonology for Ages 3-8-
11.
Baseline determination of potential sound targets.
Potential for goal determination
Used for outcome measure.
Baseline determination of potential sound targets.
Potential for goal determination
Used for outcome measure.
Baseline determination of potential sound targets.
Potential for goal determination
Used for outcome measure.
Baseline determination of potential sound targets.
Potential for goal determination
Used for outcome measure.
Baseline determination of potential sound targets.
Potential for goal determination
Used for outcome measure.
Language
The Preschool Language Norm-Referenced • Differential Diagnosis
Scale-5 Standardized Test of • Need for Services
Receptive & Expressive • Develop Probes for Receptive and Expressive Language
Language Skills for Goals
Children 2 Weeks • Used for outcome measure.
Through 6 Years of Age.





CELF-5 Norm-Referenced • Differential Diagnosis
Standardized Test of • Need for Services
Receptive, Expressive, • Develop Probes for Receptive and Expressive Language
Listening Comprehension, Goals
Memory, and Abstract • Used for outcome measure.
Language Skills for Ages
3-21 Years. Areas
Assessed Include:
Sentence Comprehension,
Linguistic Concepts, Word
Structure, Word Classes,
Following Directions,
Formulated Sentences,
Recalling Sentences,
Understanding Spoken
Paragraphs, Word
Definitions, Sentence
Assembly, Semantic
Relationships, Reading
Comprehension,
 Structured Writing, and
Pragmatic Profile.

CASL Norm-Referenced • Differential Diagnosis
Standardized Test of • Need for Services
Receptive, Expressive, • Develop Probes for Receptive and Expressive Language
Listening Comprehension, Goals
and Abstract Language • Used for outcome measure.
Skills for Ages 3-21 Years.
Areas Assessed Include:
Lexical / Semantic Tests,
Syntactic Tests,
Supralinguistic Tests, and
Pragmatic Tests

TOLD-P4/I4 Norm-Referenced • Differential Diagnosis
Standardized Test of • Need for Services
Spoken Language in • Develop Probes for Receptive and Expressive Language
Young and Adolescent Goals
Children Ages 4-8-11 • Used for outcome measure.
years. Areas Assessed
Include: Picture
Vocabulary, Relational
Vocabulary, Oral
Vocabulary, Syntactic
Understanding, Sentence
Imitation, Morphological
Completion, Word
Discrimination, Word
Analysis, and Word
Articulation.
PPVT-4th Norm-Referenced • Differential Diagnosis
Standardized Test of • Need for Services
Receptive Language for • Develop Probes for Receptive and Expressive Language
Ages 2.6-90+ Goals
• Used for outcome measure.
EVT-2nd Norm-Referenced • Differential Diagnosis
Standardized Test of • Need for Services
Expressive Language and • Develop Probes for Receptive and Expressive Language
Word Retrieval for Ages Goals
2.6-90+ • Used for outcome measure.
•
ROWPVT-4th Norm-Referenced • Differential Diagnosis
Standardized Test of • Need for Services
Receptive Language for • Develop Probes for Receptive and Expressive Language
Ages 2.6-70+ Goals
• Used for outcome measure.
EXWPVT-4th Norm-Referenced • Differential Diagnosis
Standardized Test of • Need for Services
Expressive Language for • Develop Probes for Receptive and Expressive Language
Ages 2.6-70+ Goals
• Used for outcome measure.
OWLS -2nd Edition Norm-Referenced • Differential Diagnosis
Standardized Test of Oral • Need for Services
and Written Language for • Develop Probes for Receptive and Expressive Language
Ages 3-21 Years. Areas of Goals
Focus Include: Listening • Used for outcome measure.
Comprehension, Oral
Expression, Reading
Comprehension, and
Written Expression.

Language Processing Test Norm-Referenced • Differential Diagnosis
– 3rd Ed. (Elementary) Standardized Test of • Need for Services
Language Processing for • Develop Probes for Receptive and Expressive Language
Ages 5-11 Years. Areas of Goals
Focus Include: Labeling, • Used for outcome measure.
Stating Functions,
Associations,
Categorizations,
Similarities, Differences,
Multiple Meanings, and
Attributes.
Test of Problem Solving -3 Norm-Referenced • Differential Diagnosis
(Elementary & Standardized Test of • Need for Services
Adolescent) Problem Solving to • Develop Probes for Receptive and Expressive Language
Integrate Semantic, Goals
Linguistic, and Reasoning • Used for outcome measure.
Knowledge for Ages 6-12
(Elementary) & 12-17
(Adolescent). Focus
Includes (Elem): Making
Inferences, Sequencing,
Negative Questions,
Problem Solving,
Predicting, Determining
Causes; (Adol): Making
Inferences, Determining
Solutions, Problem
Solving, Interpreting
Perspectives, Transferring
Insights.


Childhood Autism Rating The Childhood Autism • Differential Diagnosis
Scale -2nd Edition (CARS- Rating Scale (CARS) • Need for Services
2) Assists Teachers, Parents, • Develop Probes for Communication Skills
and Clinicians to identify
children ages 2 and older of
Characteristics of Autism.
In addition, it Distinguishes
Between Mid-to-Moderate
and Severe Autism.

Gilliam Autism Rating Rating Scale to Assist • Differential Diagnosis

Scale – 3rd Ed. (GARS-3) Teachers, Parents, and • Need for Services
Clinicians in Identifying • Develop Probes for Communication Skills
Autism in Individuals and
Estimating it’s Severity for
Ages 3-22. High Reliability,
Sensitivity & Specificity.
Dynamic Assessment A Non-Standardized and • Differential Diagnosis
Criterion-Based Assessment • Need for Services
Approach for ages 2.5-80 • Develop Probes for Receptive and Expressive Language
Years Goals
• Used for outcome measure.
Language Sample Analysis Both a Norm-Referenced • Differential Diagnosis
and Criterion-Based • Need for Services
Measure (e.g., use of SALT • Develop Probes for Receptive and Expressive Language
Program and Goals
Developmental Norms) • Used for outcome measure.
for Ages 2-80 Years