Different Assessments

What age is the British Picture Vocab Scale (BPSIII) for?

3-16 yrs

What does the British Picture Vocab Scale (BPSIII) assess?

Receptive language at single word level

What age group is the CELF for?

5-21, with 3 different age brackets within

What does the CELF assess?

• Receptive and expressive language

  • Sentence comprehension word structure

  • Formulated sentences

  • Recalling sentences

  • Understanding spoken paragraphs

  • Vocabulary

  • semantics

What age group is the Test of Abstract Language Comprehension (TALC) for?

• One test for 2-10

• One for 11+

What does the Test of Abstract Language Comprehension (TALC) assess?

Receptive language- level of abstract language they can understand.

What age is the New Reynell Developmental Language Scales for?

2- 7.5

What does The New Reynell Developmental Language Scales assess?

• Vocabulary and language structure

• Comprehension and Production subsections

What age is the Western Aphasia Battery Revised (WAB-R) for?

Adults and teenagers

What does the Western Aphasia Battery Revised (WAB-R) assess?

• Presence, severity and type of aphasia

• Location of lesion

Who is the Functional Assessment of Verbal Reasoning and Executive Strategies (FAVRES) for?

Adults with acquired brain injury, learning disability or neurological impairment.

Note- also a student version for ages 12-19

What does the Functional Assessment of Verbal Reasoning and Executive Strategies (FAVRES) assess?

• Cognitive abilities

• eg. Verbal reasoning, EF, complex comprehension