Overview of Select Standardized Tests Limitations for Monolingual and Bilingual Children

—This 25 page presentation discusses limitations of select standardized language tests for monolingual and bilingual children. It is part of several comprehensive SST products including:

Intended Audience:

• —Speech language pathologists
• —Educators
• —Psychologists
• —Parents

Contents:

• Selecting standardized tests for language assessment
• A note on Age/Grade Equivalency Scores
• Standardized Testing Limitations
• Limitations to Standardized Test Translations
• Limitations of Select Tests and Screens
  • REEL-3 (General Birth-3)
  • Fluharty-2 (Screening)
  • EOWPVT  (English and Spanish)
  • PPVT-4 (Vocabulary)
  • PLS-4 (General Birth-6)
  • PLS-5 (General)
  • CELF-4 (General 5-21)
  • TOPL-2 (Pragmatic 6-19)
  • SLDT-E (Social 6-12)
  • SLDT-A (Social 6-18)
  • TNL  (Narrative 5-12)
  • Strong  (Narrative 7-12)
  • Renfrew (Narrative 3-7)
• Conclusion
• Helpful Resources