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Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals Preschool-2

(CELF Preschool-2)

A preferred testing method, Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals® Preschool-2 (CELF® Preschool-2) assesses aspects of language necessary for preschool children to transition to the classroom. Did you know that CELF Preschool-3 is coming out this summer? Learn More!
Age range:: 3:0 to 6:11
Publication date:: 2004
Qualification level:: B

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Completion time:: Level 1: 15-20 minutes. Entire test: variable.
Administration:: Verbal response to stimulus picture
Scores/Interpretation:: Core language score, receptive and expressive language index scores, expressive language, language content, and language structure index scores; standard scores, percentile ranks, age equivalents, and growth scores.
Norms:: More than 800 preschool-age children
Other languages:: See CELF Preschool-2 Spanish

Pricing & Ordering

CELF Preschool-2 includes a variety of subtests that provide in-depth assessment of a child's language skills.

Get a quantitative measure of a child’s progress with new Growth Scores and Growth Charts.
Develop successful intervention planning based on results.
Describe a child's language use at school or at home, with the pragmatics profile.
Hold the child's attention with testing materials that contain interesting, age-appropriate, full-color pictures.
Meet current IDEA guidelines.

CELF Preschool-2 was specifically designed for preschool aged children who are bound for the classroom.

More than 1,500 children participated in standardization, reliability, and validity studies.
Includes a variety of subtests that provide in-depth assessment of a child’s language skills: Concepts and Following Directions, Word Structure, Expressive Vocabulary, Recalling Sentences, Sentence Structure, Basic Concepts, Recalling Sentences in Context, Word Classes and Phonological Awareness.
Includes a pre-literacy scale and phonological awareness subtest

The following resources are available for CELF Preschool-2.

The following training events are available for CELF Preschool-2.

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