Test of Adolescent and Adult Language
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The Test of Adolescent and Adult Language: Third Edition (TOAL-3) is a language assessment that is norm based and used for individuals between 12 and 25 years old. The test measures receptive, written and expressive language. A speech language pathologist, (or SLP) administers the test and rates the score based on a normative process.
Components
The TOAL-3 is a specific language assessment measuring: listening, speaking, reading, writing, spoken language, written language, vocabulary, grammar, receptive language and expressive language.
Validity
Results regarding this language assessment are consistent. However, when measuring language there can be many variables and much is left to tester inference.
(The three-dimensional TOAL-3 test model based on Test of Adolescent and Adult Language, Third Edition (p.4))
Additional methods for assessing oral language
Narrative analysis; GORT-4 (Gray Oral Reading Test 4th Edition);
References
- Overton, T. (2003)Assessing Learners with Special Needs: An Applied Approach. New Jersey: Merrill Prenctice Hall