Its not much more work to do, but not at straightforward as the CELF-5.

Not only are some of the items outdated, but the norms are most likely not accurate anymore. Here are my thoughts -. For students around 6-7 years old the test has horrible diagnostic accuracy. Winner: CELF-5

I definitly prefer the CASL-2 with older students ( 3rd grade and up ). The CASL-2 has A LOT more subtests, than the CELF-5 which is a big contributing factor.

Sorry! The site may not work properly if you don't, If you do not update your browser, we suggest you visit, Press J to jump to the feed. They call it largely a test of vocabulary with issues during standardization and also cultural bias. http://www.leadersproject.org/2014/02/17/test-review-celf-5/. The CASL-2 uses a basal and ceiling rule.

http://www.wpspublish.com/store/p/3371/comprehensive-assessment-of-spoken-language-second-edition-casl-2, http://www4.parinc.com/WebUploads/samplerpts/Updated%20Grammaticality%20Judgment%20Norms_2.pdf.

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Is there really a winner?

We discuss therapy ideas, share stories, share informative links, and give general advice through our personal experience and research. I liked how the CASL also has subtests to look at abstract areas like nonliteral language, ambiguous sentences, pragmatic judgement, idiomatic language, and inferencing.

I really haven't been satisfied with any of the tests I have tried with them. You should look at what your comprehensive assessment is telling you and determine more specific, content assessment from there. *IF you want a test that is very thorough and you have time to give it, will give you specific information, looks at vocabulary and higher level skills, and is easy to score, than the CASL is for you.

I think there are problems with item gradients, too (the test's ability to differentiate between students within similar ability ranges). Do you know of any language tests that are psychometrically strong?

My feelings towards the test have dampened a little over time as I've come to realize how much of an emphasis it places on syntax. I do feel you need to give a lot of the subtests on the CASL to get a good, thorough picture of the student, not just their core subtests. Re: CASL 2 vs CELF 5 - Faye 5/14/2018, 11:09 am.

CASL is my first choice.

One of the biggies is working memory. Look at Following Directions and Recalling sentences, and if these are lower scores than the other subtests, then you can be fairly certain that memory or attention got in the way. You can make a judgement on vocabulary from the CELF-5 by looking through various subtests and their responses but the CASL-2 has everything already laid out for you. Cookies help us deliver our Services.

I think this is a good fit for kids in grade 3-5 ( and older ) and who do not have concerns with following directions or basic concepts.

The CASL scores came out in the 80s and 90s and the CELF scores came out in the 60s and 70s! I've heard good things about the TILLS, but frankly it sounds like it would qualify every kid in my low SES district. That’s a ridiculous difference in the receptive scores! Required fields are marked *. That is interesting about that subtest. I have seen the Leaders Project review of the CELF, and yes it’s a mess. Join /r/SLPGradSchool for pre-graduate school and graduate school related discussion, Looks like you're using new Reddit on an old browser. *I used the 3-21 form of the CASL-2 and am comparing it to the CELF-5, 5-8 and 9-21 forms. Granted, the test isn't supposed to be easy per say...but it really makes some of the kids frustrated. The CELF taps working memory much more directly than the CASL (pretty much everything in the CELF5 Language Memory composite). I have just started giving the CASL in lieu of the CELF some, too. With the CELF-5, you could just give the core and get a good ‘snapshot’ of the child’s skills in my opinion because of the all the information compiled in those subtest that you can use to deduce other skills. Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals 2nd Preschool edition-CELF- Preschool 2 UK. In short, there's good evidence why neither test may be appropriate for service eligibility decisions. I personally feel like the CASL2 might under-identify students –just based on this experience.

Looking at our scores, there is no clear winner. This document was created by one of my graduate school supervisors. I mentioned a post about levels of cueing....well, here it is!

Thank you for your great information.