Psychometric Properties of Language Assessments for Children Aged 4-12 Years: A Systematic Review
Frontiers in Psychology
Denman, D., Speyer, R., et al. (2017).
Frontiers in Psychology, 8, Article ID: 1515.
This systematic review investigates the psychometric quality of comprehensive spoken language assessments for school-aged children.
No funding received
Past 20 years (search conducted between February and March 2014)
Published studies (not further specified)
121 studies within 22 publications
Findings indicated the following assessments to have more evidence of reliability and validity and, therefore, support diagnostic use:
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<li><em>Assessment of Literacy and Language</em> (ALL)</li>
<li><em>Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals - Fifth Edition</em> (CELF-5)</li>
<li><em>Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals: Preschool - Second Edition</em> (CELF:P-2)</li>
<li><em>Preschool Language Scales - Fifth Edition</em> (PLS-5)</li>
</ul>
"The ALL, CELF-5, and PLS-5 were all rated as having 'strong' or 'moderate' evidence across two or more measurement properties" (p. 24).
