CELF-4: The Clinical Evaluation Of Language

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Background Information: Tina is a 6.11 year-old, English-speaking female who was referred by her kindergarten teacher for language testing. Her kindergarten teacher stated concerns about Tina’s difficulty following directions, expressing herself in complete and grammatical sentences, and remaining focused during adult and peer conversations. Tina’s kindergarten teacher stated that Tina is a shy child who rarely participates during group discussions and does not normally initiate conversations with her peers. According to her teacher, Tina has a short attention span and displays difficulty with following more than one directive at a time. She is also bothered by loud noises and usually demonstrates this by placing her hands over her ears. …show more content…

This assessment is an individually administered test for children ages 5 through 21 years of age. The CELF-4 is composed of Raw Scores, Standard Scores, Percentile Ranks, and Age Equivalence. The following is a brief description of what these ranks and scores indicate: Raw Scores: The raw scores is the amount of questions answered correctly by the examinee. Standard Scores: The standard score is a method of standardizing each score with reference to the rest of the scores. It tells the examiner how many standard deviations the raw score is away from the mean. The mean represents the average performance of the examinee for a particular assessment. The standard score is helpful because it tells the examiner how different an individual’s score is compared to the average. Percentile Ranks: A percentile rank is another expression of an individuals standing in comparison to the normal distribution. The percentile rank tells the percentage of people scoring at or below a particular score. Age Equivalence: Age equivalence is a comparison of the examinees performance compared to age groups whose average scores are in the same range in a particular …show more content…

The score of 73 placed her -1 standard deviations from the mean in this assessment. Her Expressive Language Index Score was a 53, with a percentile rank of 0.1. This expressive score of 53 placed Tina -3 standard deviations from the mean. Both of these scores indicate that Tina performed in the low range according to this assessment in both Receptive and Expressive Language. The difference of 20 points between the Receptive Language and Expressive Language Index is significant at the .05 levels. This difference occurred in only 2.8% of the standardization sample normed in this assessment. Based on these scores, Tina has a greater deficit in expressive language skills than receptive language

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