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Test for Auditory Comprehension of Language - Fourth Edition

The Test for Auditory Comprehension of Language-Fourth Edition (TACL-4; Carrow-Woolfolk, 2014) is a norm-referenced measure of receptive spoken language skills designed for use with individuals aged 3 years through 12 years, 11 months. It is co-normed with the TEXL.

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Overview

The Test for Auditory Comprehension of Language- Fourth Edition (TACL-4; Carrow-Woolfolk, 2014) is an individually-administered, norm-referenced measure of a child’s receptive spoken vocabulary, grammar, and syntax. It measures children’s ability to understand three language forms: vocabulary, morphemes, and elaborated phrases and sentences. The TACL-4 is normed for use with children aged 3 years through 12 years, 11 months. The TACL-4 was co-normed with the Test of Expressive Language (TEXL), and when both measures are used, the scores can be combined to obtain a comprehensive measure of language ability across linguistic features, as well as an overall oral language ability using the TACL-4/TEXL Summary form found at https://www.proedinc.com/Downloads/TACL-4_TEXL_ComprehensiveScoringSupplement.pdf. Compared with its predecessor, the TACL-4 has new norms, an extended age range (from 10:0 to 12:11), and updated psychometric investigation.

Summary

Age: 3 years 0 months to 12 years 11 months

Time to Administer: 20-30 minutes

Method of Administration: Individually administered, norm-referenced measure of receptive spoken language.
Yields standard scores, percentile ranks, and age equivalents.

Subscales: Overall Composite Score: Receptive Language
Subtest Scores: Vocabulary, Grammatical Morphemes, Elaborated Phrases, Sentences

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