Description: Measure children's language skills (expressive and receptive vocabulary), numerical skills and articulation. Benefits Three subtests offer a well-rounded profile High-quality norms and reliability coefficients offer greater confidence Useful for a variety of applications The Kaufman Survey of Early Academic and Language Skills (K-SEALS) is perfect for preschools, kindergartens, elementary schools, speech and language clinics, medical agencies, or any other setting in which young children are assessed. K-SEALS is valuable in a variety of situations—testing school readiness, identifying gifted children, evaluating program effectiveness, and researching children’s early development. K-SEALS features three separate subtests for a well-rounded profile Vocabulary Subtest—the child identifies, by gesture or name, pictures of objects or actions and points to or names objects based on verbal descriptions of their attributes Numbers, Letters & Words—the child selects or names numbers, letters, or words; counts; indicates knowledge of number concepts (“smallest,” “half”); and solves number problems Articulation Survey—the child pronounces the names of common objects or actions and is assessed for correctness of pronunciation Flexible test interpretation K-SEALS is an expanded and enhanced version of the Cognitive/ Language Profile in the Early Screening Profiles. This means you receive a more reliable and balanced evaluation in the subtest, scale, and composite content areas. K-SEALS features three separate subtests for a well-rounded profile: Vocabulary Subtest; Numbers, Letters & Words; and Articulation Survey. Reliable results K-SEALS assures reliable, valid scores, including test-retest stability over long and short intervals. K-SEALS is standardized on a national sample of 1,000. The sample was controlled for age, gender, race, geographic region, and community size. Internal consistency: Subtests—.88 to .94 Scales—.81 to.94 Composite—.94 Test-Retest: Subtests—.87 to .92 Scales—.88 to.93 Composite—.94

Series: K-SEALS

Author: Kaufman, Alan; Kaufman, Nadeen.

Publisher: Pearson Assessment US

Year Published: 1993

Qualifications: CL2R/Level B

Grade: age3-6.11

Format: KIT

Keywords: Test school readiness; identify gifted children; evaluate program effective; research childrens' early development;