Entering CELF-5 Scores

The CELF®-5 is an individually-administered clinical tool for the identification, diagnosis, and follow-up evaluation of language and communication disorders in students ages 5–21 years.

 

For CELF-5, there is an Overview tab, a Subtests tab, and an Observational Rating Scales tab.

 

Overview Tab

The Overview tab includes Administration Settings, Assessment Demographics, and Behavioral Observations.

Assessment Demographics

Field Name

Description
Grade The examinee’s grade.
School The examinee’s school.
Address (line 1) Line 1 of the examinee’s address.
Address (line 2) Line 2 of the examinee’s address.
Teacher’s name The name of the examinee’s teacher.
Handedness The examinee’s handedness.
Comments This field allows the examiner to enter comments regarding the Assessment or the Examinee. These comments are displayed in the report.

Behavioral Observations

Field Name

Description
Response time Observation of the examinee’s response time throughout the test session
Need for repetitions of stimuli Observation of the examinee’s need for repetitions of stimuli throughout the test session
Attention during test taking Observation of the examinee’s attention throughout the test session
Attitude toward test taking Observation of the examinee’s attitude toward testing throughout the test session
Social language: register and quantity Observation of the examinee’s social language: register and quantity throughout the test session

 

Subtests Tab

The Subtests tab includes tests from the Record Forms and the Reading and Writing Supplements. Raw scores or item scores can be entered for each subtest.

Record Form

Field Name

Description
Sentence Comprehension

Score entry components:

  • Raw Score (0 to 26)
  • Item Scores (26 items)
  • Startpoint, reversal and discontinue rules apply. Refer to the manual for more information.
Linguistic Concepts

Score entry components:

  • Raw Score (0 to 25)
  • Item Scores (25 items)
  • Startpoint, reversal and discontinue rules apply. Refer to the manual for more information.
Word Structure

Score entry components:

  • Raw Score (0 to 33)
  • Item Scores (33 items)
Word Classes

Score entry components:

  • Raw Score (0 to 40)
  • Item Scores (40 items)
  • Discontinue rules apply. Refer to the manual for more information.
Following Directions

Score entry components:

  • Raw Score (0 to 33)
  • Item Scores (33 items)
  • Discontinue rules apply. Refer to the manual for more information.
Formulated Sentences

Score entry components:

  • Raw Score (0 to 48)
  • Item Scores (24 items)
  • Discontinue rules apply. Refer to the manual for more information.
Recalling Sentences

Score entry components:

  • Raw Score (0 to 78)
  • Item Scores (26 items)
  • Startpoint, reversal and discontinue rules apply. Refer to the manual for more information.
Understanding Spoken Paragraphs

Score entry components:

  • Raw Score (0 to 20)
  • Test Paragraph for Ages
  • Item Scores (20 items - items dependent on the Test Paragraph for Ages selected)
Word Definitions

Score entry components:

  • Raw Score (0 to 21)
  • Item Scores (21 items)
  • Startpoint, reversal and discontinue rules apply. Refer to the manual for more information.
Sentence Assembly

Score entry components:

  • Raw Score (0 to 20)
  • Item Scores (20 items)
  • Startpoint, reversal and discontinue rules apply. Refer to the manual for more information.
Semantic Relationships

Score entry components:

  • Raw Score (0 to 20)
  • Item Scores (20 items)
  • Startpoint, reversal and discontinue rules apply. Refer to the manual for more information.
Pragmatics Profile

Score entry components:

  • Raw Score (50 to 200)
  • Item Scores (50 items)
Pragmatics Activities Checklist

Score entry components:

  • Raw Score (0 to 32)
  • Item Scores (32 items)

 

Reading and Writing Supplements

Field Name

Description
Reading Comprehension

Score entry components:

  • Raw Score (raw score range dependent on the Test Paragraph for Ages selected)

o   Age 8: (0-18)

o   Age 9-10: (0-16)

o   Age 11-12: (0-16)

o   Age 13-21: (0-19)

  • Test Items for Ages

  • Scores for each sentence set:

o   Age 8: (18 items)

o   Age 9-10: (16 items)

o   Age 11-12: (16 items)

o   Age 13-21: (19 items)
Structured Writing

Score entry components:

  • Raw Score (raw score range dependent on the Age selected)

o   Age 8: (0-30)

o   Age 9-10: (0-42)

o   Age 11-12: (0-54)

o   Age 13-21: (0-66)

  • Scoring for Ages

  • Total Number of Sentences Written

  • Scores are entered for each sentence and for the set of sentences in a category (sentences and categories dependent on the Scoring for Ages selected)

o   8 (4 sentences)

o   9-10 (6 sentences)

o   11-12 (8 sentences)

o   13-21 (10 sentences)

  • Scores entered:

o   Complete

o   Structure

o   Grammar

  • Scores for each sentence set:

o   Organization

o   Writing Mechanics

 

Observational Rating Scales Tab

Field Name

Description
Clinician Summary

Entry Components:

  •  500 word summary
Fill in information for up to three raters using provided Rater 1, Rater 2, and Rater 3 panels.

Entry Components:

  • Select Rater (up to 3 Raters)

o   Teacher

o   Parent

o   Student

  • Language spoken

  • Items (0 to 40)

  • Choose five to ten problems that concern you the most

  • Other problems or concerns

 

Command Buttons

When you click the Proceed to Reports or Save updates button the assessment is saved and the system checks to ensure all the required data has been entered. If any required data is missing, the record will be saved and a message will be displayed at the top of the screen describing the condition(s) that must be resolved before a report can be generated for the record.