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Preschool Language Scales 5th Edition (PLS-5) (Scoring (Mean 100,…
Preschool Language Scales 5th Edition
(PLS-5)
Scoring
Mean 100
Standard Deviation +/-15
Aged-based percentile ranking
Auditory comprehension standard scores
Expressive communication standard scores
Total language composite scores
Info
Comprehensive Developmental Language Assessment
Assesses pre-verbal, emerging language, and early literacy
Interactive, play-based for birth through age 7
Testing time
Birth-11 months: 25-35 mins
12 mths- 2;11: 45-55 mins
3;0-4;11: 50-60 mins
3;0-4;11: 50-60 mins
5;0-7;11: 40-50 mins
Test is reliable
Test is valid
Purpose
Screens for language disorders
Not for testing giftedness, but can measure precocious language development
Auditory Comprehension
Expressive Communication
Targets multiple phonemes within words
Standardization
Standardization sample consisted of 1400 children representative of US regions, sex, race/ethnicity, and caregiver's education level
Norms reported for 3-month intervals for children Birth to 11 months and 6-month intervals for ages 12 months through 7;11
Advantages
Accommodates child's need for breaks and sitting on caregiver's lap during test
Varies sequence of presentation
Child friendly
Available in Spanish
Uses large colorful pictures and easy to clean materials
