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Preschool Language Scale – 5

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PLS-5

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The Preschool Language Scale-Fifth Edition (PLS-5) was developed to identify whether a child has receptive or expressive language delay/disorder or combination of both as well as to determine eligibility for early intervention or speech/language services. Item responses are obtained through a combination of direct testing, observation of spontaneous interactions, and through caregiver report. It is comprised of two subscales: auditory comprehension and expressive communication. Areas covered in the receptive and expressive subscales include preverbal skills, language content and structure, integrative language skills (thinking using language), and emergent literacy. Standard scores, percentile ranks, and age equivalents are derived for each subscale as well as an overall total language score. It also provides three supplemental assessments: language sample checklist, articulation screener, and caregiver questionnaire. Criterion scores are derived for the...

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  1. Yale Social and Affective Neurodevelopment of Autism Program, Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, CT, USA

    Megan Lyons

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  1. Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, CT, USA

    Fred R. Volkmar

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Lyons, M. (2017). Preschool Language Scale – 5. In: Volkmar, F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6435-8_979-3

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