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Alternative Language: A Spanish version of the test is available (CELF-Preschool-2- Spanish)

Comment: The Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals®-Preschool-2 (CELF

Preschool-2) language assessment is specifically designed for preschool aged children who will be in an academic-oriented setting. Scores yield five composite or standard scores: a receptive language score, an expressive language score, language content score, language structure score, and a core language score. There are four levels of assessment. Subtests include: Concepts and Following Directions, Word Structure, Expressive Vocabulary, Recalling Sentences, Sentence Structure, Basic Concepts, Recalling Sentences in Context, Word Classes and Phonological Awareness. Level 1 takes approximately 15–20 minutes and assesses the presence of a language disorder. Level 2 is used to describe the nature of the disorder. Level 3 evaluates early classroom and literacy fundamentals. Level 4 evaluates communication in context (pragmatics). The assessment can be tailored to a particular clinical or research question, and not all subtests need to be administered to preserve the technical properties of the index scores.

Time Estimate: Level 1: 15–20 minutes, Entire Test: variable, but generally takes 30to 45 minutes

Scoring Options: Manual Scoring or Scoring Assistant Software

Vendor: Pearson/PsychCorp, P.O. Box 599700, San Antonio, TX 78259

 

Scoring Estimate: Variable, Level 1: 15–20 minutes; entire test: 30–45 minutes

 

Primary Dependent Measure: Core Language Score

 

Secondary Dependent Measures: Receptive Language Index, Expressive Language Index, Language Content Index, Language Structure Index, Individual subtests

 

 

Standardized scores (mean = 100, standard deviation = 15) and scaled scores (mean = 10, standard deviation = 3).