Speech & Language Assessments

Contact PAA today to establish your WPS Online Evaluation System Account for online testing and reporting. Authors: Elizabeth Carrow-Woolfolk, PhD Description: What's New in the CASL-2: All new normative data and more extensive clinical groups 14 individual tests (the original CASL's Paragraph Comprehension test was removed) Expanded age range for most of the 14 tests... READ MORE

Authors Arthur L. Benton, PhD, Kerry deS.Hamsher, PhD, and Abigail B. Sivan, PhD Description The MAE is a relatively brief test battery designed to evaluate the presence, severity, and qualitative aspects of aphasic disorder. Three tests assess different aspects of oral expression—naming, sentence repetition and verbal associative capacity; three tests assess oral verbal understanding; one... READ MORE

Authors  Susan Edwards, Carolyn Letters and Indra Sinka Description  The New Reynell Developmental Language Scales (NRDLS), Based on the Third (University of Reading) Edition. A new fourth edition of the widely-used assessment for identifying speech and language delays and impairments in very young children.  For ages 2 to 7.5 years. The New Reynell Developmental Language... READ MORE

Authors Elizabeth Carrow-Woolfolk, PhD and Amber M. Klein, PhD Description The Oral Passage Understanding Scale (OPUS) is a new measure of listening (auditory) comprehension. It evaluates a person's ability to listen to passages that are read aloud and recall information about them. This ability is key to success in the classroom, as well as in... READ MORE

The new features of the OWLS-II include: Reading Comprehension Scale Updated Norms - with all scales standardised on the same population Parallel Forms for re-testing New Items reflecting curricular standards and grade-level language goals Improved scoring instructions for the WE Scale Full colour updated stimulus materials Alternative correct responses for students who speak African-American English... READ MORE

Contact PAA today to establish your WPS Online Evaluation System Account for online testing and reporting. Authors Kathleen T. Williams, PhD Description The new Phonological and Print Awareness Scale (PPA Scale) measures early literacy skills and allows examiners to track the development of these skills over time. This research-based, standardised test may be administered quickly and... READ MORE

A Speech and Language Toolkit for Screening and Intervention in the Early Years Ideal as an initial screening tool, the WellComm Toolkit provides a complete speech and language toolkit that may be used by all Early Years practitioners. With 1 in 10 children under 5 years of age experiencing some degree of difficulty in learning language... READ MORE

Authors Fredrick A. Schrank * Kevin S. McGrew * Nancy Mather Description A trusted, ground-breaking leader in individually administered assessments, the new Woodcock Johnson Fourth Edition (WJ IV) - Australasian Adaptation is now available. The WJ IV comprehensive system offers the ease of use and flexibility examiners need to accurately evaluate learning problems and improve... READ MORE