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Pearson gives you precise communication and language assessment instruments for every clinical stage, from birth-to-three screening through adult rehabilitation.
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What clinical challenges do our assessments solve?
You need instruments that match your caseload, your timeline, and the people you serve.
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Coverage across the lifespan
Your caseload spans birth through adulthood. Pearson's communication portfolio covers every stage, so you're never without the right tool for a pediatric screening or an adult aphasia evaluation.
Accuracy you can defend
Whether it's an IEP meeting or a multidisciplinary case review, you need results grounded in representative norming samples and peer-reviewed validation research.
Less time scoring, more time thinking
High caseloads leave little room for hand-scoring and manual report writing. Digital tools take care of the mechanics so you can focus on clinical reasoning.
Engagement that builds rapport
When a young child or an adult recovering from stroke sits across from you, how the assessment feels matters. Interactive, tablet-based administration helps you connect while you work.
Which assessment instruments are available?
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Pearson's communication and language portfolio covers articulation, receptive and expressive vocabulary, early childhood development, full language evaluation, acquired language disorders, and cognitive-linguistic screening. Each card below links to detailed product information, sample reports, and ordering.
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Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals, 5th edition
An in-depth language assessment for identifying language disorders in individuals ages 5 to 21. CELF-5 evaluates receptive and expressive language across semantics, morphology, syntax, and pragmatics.
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CELF-5 Spanish
A Spanish-language adaptation of CELF-5 for bilingual and Spanish-dominant individuals, with culturally and linguistically appropriate norms.
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Goldman-Fristoe Test of Articulation, 3rd edition
GFTA-3™ measures speech sound production across initial, medial, and final word positions, so you can evaluate articulation quickly and reliably.
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Preschool Language Scales, 5th edition
An early childhood language assessment for birth through age 7;11. PLS-5™ screens and evaluates auditory comprehension and expressive communication in your youngest clients.
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Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, 5th edition
A quick, reliable measure of receptive (hearing) vocabulary from age 2;6 through 90+. PPVT-5™ gives you a receptive vocabulary benchmark in a short, low-burden session.
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Expressive Vocabulary Test, 3rd edition
EVT-3™ assesses expressive vocabulary and word retrieval across the lifespan, co-normed with PPVT-5 so you can compare receptive and expressive scores directly.
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Western Aphasia Battery, revised edition
WAB-R™ evaluates language function in adults with acquired aphasia following stroke, traumatic brain injury, or neurodegenerative disease, classifying aphasia type and severity to support your care planning.
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Cognitive Linguistic Quick Test Plus
CLQT+™ screens for cognitive-linguistic deficits in adults with neurological conditions, covering attention, memory, executive function, language, and visuospatial skills in a single session.
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Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status
A brief cognitive screen for adult neurological populations. RBANS™ covers immediate memory, visuospatial ability, language, attention, and delayed memory in roughly half an hour.
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Auditory Skills Assessment
ASA™ identifies young children who may be at risk for auditory skill deficits and early literacy difficulties, with developmentally based results that flag who needs further evaluation.
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The Bridge of Vocabulary: Evidence-Based Activities for Academic Success
A fully digital set of evidence-based vocabulary activities designed for general and special education professionals to support vocabulary growth.
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Children's Communication Checklist, 2nd edition
CCC-2™ is a parent or caregiver rating scale that screens for general language concerns and identifies pragmatic language impairment, based on the research of Dr. Dorothy Bishop.
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Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing, 2nd edition
CTOPP-2™ provides reliable scores for phonological awareness, phonological memory, and rapid naming for ages 4 to 24;11, helping you pinpoint phonological processing strengths and gaps.
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Diagnostic Evaluation of Articulation & Phonology
DEAP™ evaluates articulation and phonological processes using a Diagnostic Screen, Articulation Assessment, Phonology Assessment, and Oral Motor Screen for a complete speech sound profile.
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Khan-Lewis Phonological Analysis, 3rd edition
KLPA-3™ works alongside GFTA-3 to identify whether phonological processes are contributing to a child's speech sound disorder, completing your articulation picture.
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Oral Passage Understanding Scale
OPUS™ assesses listening comprehension in children and young people, giving you a focused measure of how well your client processes spoken language in connected passages.
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How do Q-interactive & Q-global support your practice?
Two platforms work side by side. Q-interactive handles iPad-based 1:1 administration. Q-global® manages web-based scoring and reporting. No other publisher offers both in a connected workflow.
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Q-interactive: iPad-based administration
Administer assessments one-on-one on iPad with built-in stimulus content, automated timing, and real-time results. Q-interactive keeps you focused on the person in front of you, not the stopwatch or the scoring manual. Speech-language pathologists report saving around 30 minutes per evaluation versus paper.
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Q-global: web-based scoring & reporting
Score assessments from any browser. Q-global® removes manual calculation errors, stores your client data securely, and produces formatted reports you can share with families, schools, and referring clinicians. Digital administration is roughly 9 times more cost-efficient per use than paper kits.
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Which assessment is right for your clinical needs?
Match instruments to the population, condition, and clinical workflow stage you're working with.
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- Instrument
- Who it's best for
- What it evaluates
- Ages
- Workflow stage
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- CELF-5
- SLPs evaluating receptive and expressive language in school-age children and adolescents
- Language disorders across semantics, morphology, syntax, and pragmatics
- 5–21
- Comprehensive evaluation
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- CELF-5 Spanish
- SLPs working with bilingual or Spanish-dominant populations
- Same scope as CELF-5, with culturally appropriate norms
- 5–21
- Comprehensive evaluation
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- GFTA-3
- SLPs evaluating speech sound production
- Articulation across initial, medial, and final word positions
- 2–21+
- Comprehensive evaluation
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- PLS-5
- Early intervention specialists and SLPs working with young children
- Auditory comprehension and expressive communication
- Birth–7;11
- Screening and comprehensive evaluation
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- PPVT-5
- SLPs and psychologists needing a quick receptive vocabulary benchmark
- Receptive (hearing) vocabulary
- 2;6–90+
- Screening and overview
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- EVT-3
- SLPs assessing expressive vocabulary and word retrieval
- Expressive vocabulary, co-normed with PPVT-5
- 2;6–90+
- Screening and overview
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- WAB-R
- SLPs and neuropsychologists working with adults post-stroke, traumatic brain injury, or neurodegeneration
- Aphasia classification, type, and severity
- Adults
- Comprehensive evaluation
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- CLQT+
- SLPs screening for cognitive-linguistic deficits in neurological populations
- Attention, memory, executive function, language, visuospatial skills
- Adults
- Screening
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- RBANS
- SLPs and neuropsychologists needing a brief cognitive screen
- Immediate memory, visuospatial ability, language, attention, delayed memory
- Adults
- Screening and monitoring
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- ASA
- Audiologists and SLPs screening auditory skills in young children
- Auditory skill deficits and early literacy risk
- Young children
- Screening
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- CCC-2
- SLPs screening for pragmatic language concerns
- General language and pragmatic language impairment (caregiver-report)
- 4–16;11
- Screening
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- CTOPP-2
- SLPs and reading specialists evaluating phonological processing
- Phonological awareness, phonological memory, rapid naming
- 4–24;11
- Comprehensive evaluation
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- DEAP
- SLPs conducting detailed articulation and phonology evaluations
- Articulation, phonological processes, oral motor function
- 3–8;11
- Comprehensive evaluation
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- KLPA-3
- SLPs using GFTA-3 who need phonological process analysis
- Phonological processes contributing to speech sound disorders
- 2–21+
- Comprehensive evaluation (companion to GFTA-3)
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- OPUS
- SLPs assessing listening comprehension in children and young people
- Oral passage understanding
- Children and young people
- Screening
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- The Bridge of Vocabulary
- SLPs and education professionals building vocabulary
- Evidence-based vocabulary activities (digital)
- School-age
- Practice and reinforcement
Frequently asked questions about communication & language assessments
Answers to the questions SLPs, audiologists, and early intervention specialists ask most often when evaluating communication and language assessment instruments.
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What's the difference between the CELF-5 and PLS-5, and which is right for my client?
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CELF-5 is an in-depth language assessment for ages 5 to 21, covering semantics, morphology, syntax, and pragmatics. PLS-5 covers birth through age 7;11 and focuses on auditory comprehension and expressive communication in younger children. If your client is under 5, PLS-5 is typically your starting point. For school-age clients, CELF-5 gives you the broader language profile.
Which of Pearson's communication and language assessments are available for digital administration through Q-interactive?
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Q-interactive supports iPad-based administration for a growing list of Pearson instruments, including CELF-5, PPVT-5, EVT-3, and several cognitive and achievement measures. Check the Q-interactive product page for the current supported list and any recent additions.
What Pearson assessment instruments are available for adults with acquired aphasia, stroke, or neurological disease?
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WAB-R is Pearson's primary instrument for evaluating language function in adults with acquired aphasia. It classifies aphasia type and severity to support your care planning. CLQT+ screens for broader cognitive-linguistic deficits in adults with neurological conditions. RBANS provides a brief cognitive screen that covers language alongside memory, attention, and visuospatial abilities.
Is CELF-5 available in Spanish, and what other bilingual communication assessment options does Pearson offer?
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CELF-5 Spanish is available for bilingual and Spanish-dominant populations, with culturally and linguistically appropriate norms. For other languages or bilingual evaluation needs, contact a Pearson clinical specialist to discuss your options.
What age range do Pearson's communication and language assessment instruments cover, from early childhood through adulthood?
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From birth (PLS-5 for early childhood screening) through geriatric populations (PPVT-5 and EVT-3 norms extend to age 90+, and WAB-R, CLQT+, and RBANS support adult neurological populations). You can evaluate communication at every stage of life with instruments from a single publisher.
What American Speech-Language-Hearing Association-accredited training is available to support these clinical assessments?
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Pearson offers continuing education-accredited professional development for SLPs, including webinars, per-user training, and the Training Partner Program. CE credits are accredited through ASHA, so they count toward your continuing education requirements. Visit the training section for upcoming sessions.
How do Q-interactive and Q-global work together to reduce scoring errors during assessment administration?
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Q-interactive automates stimulus presentation, timing, and item-level scoring during administration. Q-global® handles score calculations, norm comparisons, and report generation electronically. Together they remove the manual steps where scoring errors most often appear in paper-based work.
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