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CASL-2 – The

Comprehensive

Assessment of Speech

and Language

BY: HANNAH R. KORONKIEWICZ, MS, CCC-SLP/L

How we got the CASL-2 – FOR FREE

u ISHA

u GO TALK TO ALL THE PEOPLE

Administration - CSLD/CHAT way

u Computer, test form, CASL-2 booklet (SO IMPORTANT!!!!) u Warning: Some subtests change halfway through u Begin at the client's chronological age u Circle 1 or 0 for response u PREFERRED or ACCEPTABLE responses both receive a 1. u ONE EXCEPTION: Grammatically Judgment subtest-->older students can receive a score of 2 by identifying the sentence is grammatically incorrect AND fixes the sentences

BASAL

u If you start with number 1 on a subtest, there is no need for a basal, just get a ceiling u If you start at a student's CA, and they get ANY of the first 4 incorrect, test in reverse order until a basal of 4 in a row is established u Always use the lowest set of 4 consecutive scores as the basal u Once a basal is established all items below the basal are considered correct

PROMPTING

u Various prompts for SPECIFIC responses are allowed including: u "You are close, but can you be more specific?" u Prompting to clarify directions u "Try to use Just one word u All are coded in the booklet made by CSLD

Alternative Responses

u Some subtests have "Alternative Responses" for AAE. u These items are marked with a **** on the test form u If a student has the characteristics of AAE and uses an alternative response that is listed on the form—mark as CORRECT u These responses would be INCORRECT for a student who speaks Standard American English

CASL-2 TIPS

u Make sure you have your CASL-2 bound instructional book BEFORE you start assessing

u Double Meaning Subtest: clients DO NOT look at powerpoint

u Synonyms Subtest: doesn't always print clearly

u Expressive Vocab Subtest: typically ONE WORD responses only

u Meaning from Context: Know how to pronounce the words

u e.g. abluent, seiche,

u Gramatically Judgment: Switches & adds point for age 11+, have to identify if sentence is correct yes/no AND fix sentence

CASL-2 TIPS CONTINUED

u Sentence Comprehension Subtest:

u Stay on most slides for 3 turns u 2 parts for Item 43+ u Clinician reads 2 sentences. Student needs to tell you if they mean the same thing with a YES or NO response u There are examples A and B for each number, you DO NOT need to do both

Additional Scoring

Preferred vs. Acceptable Responses

u Both Preferred responses and Acceptable Responses are CORRECT (scored 1)

u Difference is: quality of response, can use for further analysis later

u Yellow = preferred

u Green = acceptable

THINGS I LOVE ABOUT THE CASL-

u Meaning from Context subtest (DH example)

u Grammatical Morphemes (alternative responses)

u Receptive Vocabulary & Sentence Comprehension (very similar to CELF)

u Pragmatic Langauge

u Inference subtest (THE BEST!!!!)

u Synonyms vs. Antonyms (if you see difficulty with vocab...)

THINGS I PREFER THE CELF-

u Linguistic Concepts

u Formulating Sentences

u Scoring was confusing at first

u There is no better choice, I do prefer the CASL, but will still do certain subtests of the CELF-5, or additional assessments if I think necessary (e.g....)

References

CASL-2 WEBSITE: https://www.wpspublish.com/store/p/3371/casl-2-comprehensive-assessment-of- spoken-language-second-edition

CELF-5 WEBSITE: https://www.pearsonclinical.com/language/products/100000705/clinical-evaluation- of-language-fundamentals-fifth-edition-celf-5.html