CASL-2 Kit

The Comprehensive Assessment of Spoken Language, Second Edition (CASL-2) is an instrument designed for the assessment of oral language processing skills in individuals aged 3 to 21 years. It helps evaluate comprehension and expression across four categories: Lexical/Semantic, Syntactic, Supralinguistic, and Pragmatic Language.

This tool provides professional teams with a framework that facilitates diagnostic evaluation and allows them to develop targeted interventions based on individual language abilities.

Benefits:

• Comprehensive Language Assessment: Measures oral language skills across Lexical/Semantic, Syntactic, Supralinguistic, and Pragmatic categories.
• Norm-Referenced Scores: Based on a representative sample of 2,394 individuals stratified by U.S. Census data for geographic region, gender, race, and socioeconomic status.
• Detailed Scoring System: Includes 14 individual test scores and six index scores, such as the General Language Ability Index (GLAI), Receptive and Expressive Language Indexes, and categorical index scores.
• Flexible Administration: Individually administered with examiners reading items aloud while examinees respond by speaking or pointing.
• Time-Efficient Testing: Each test takes 5 to 10 minutes, with the full General Language Ability Index requiring 45 minutes.
• Supports Special Populations: Provides alternative scoring guidelines for African-American dialect speakers and individuals with diverse language needs.
• Applicable in Multiple Settings: Used by speech-language pathologists and other professionals in schools, clinics, hospitals, private practices, and intervention programs.
• Aids in Decision-Making: Helps determine eligibility for speech services, special education placement, and intervention planning.

Key Features:

• Expanded Age Range: Covers ages 3 to 21, with revised normative data and an extended range for most of the 14 tests.
• Updated Content and Design: Features full-color easels with engaging artwork, revised test items reflecting modern language use, and a redesigned record form for easier scoring.
• Digital Scoring & Reporting: Offers FREE online scoring and reporting through the WPS Online Evaluation System, generating Score Reports, Progress Reports, and Profile Summary Reports.
• Comprehensive Test Battery: Includes 14 stand-alone tests that can be administered independently or combined for a full assessment.
• Co-Normed with OPUS: Shares the same theoretical foundation as the Oral Passage Understanding Scale (OPUS) and Oral and Written Language Scales, Second Edition (OWLS-II), ensuring a cohesive language evaluation system.
• Enhanced Technical Validity: Standardized on a sample of 2,394 individuals, with clinical validation confirming effectiveness for diagnosing expressive/receptive language disorders, autism spectrum disorder, learning disabilities, and other conditions.

The CASL-2 is a leading tool for spoken language assessment, offering an efficient, validated, and flexible approach to evaluating oral language abilities.