Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals (CELF) - Fifth Edition - English for the USA

Instrument Name: Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals (CELF) - Fifth Edition - English for the USA

Abbreviation: CELF-5

Points for Consideration:

This is the most widely used clinical tool for children with TD who are older than 3 years; also very extensively used in research. The benefits are that it parses out grammar from other areas and has specific receptive/expressive composite scores. The negatives are that many of the subtests have very heavy working memory loads which can impact the performance of many individuals with DD. Given its wide use, it would serve as a strong comparison with other studies, but it's unlikely to see movement on this measure. Large normed population, good longevity (use the CELF-preschool then the CELF-5) since the tests span 3yrs-21 yrs. This would allow tracking over time for children that need to be followed for years to establish durability of tx (gene therapy).

Description of Tool:

The Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals (CELF) - Fifth Edition - English for the USA is a ClinRO, ObsRO, and PerfO developed to assess a student’s language and communication skills in a variety of contexts, determine the presence of a language disorder, describe the nature of the language disorder, and plan for intervention or treatment in children aged 5:0-21:11 years (all therapeutic indications).

Other Related Tools (if applicable):

Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals (CELF) - Fifth Edition - English for the USA; Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals (CELF) - Preschool - Third Edition - English for the USA

Minimum Qualification Required by COA Administrator: MA or BA

Comment:

The CELF-5 (and previous editions of the CELF) have been adapted into other languages.

Year: 2013

Objective of Development:

To assess a student’s language and communication skills in a variety of contexts, determine the presence of a language disorder, describe the nature of the language disorder, and plan for intervention or treatment

Population of Development: Age range (therapeutic indication):

5:0-21:11 years (All therapeutic indications)

Pediatric Population(s) in which COA has been used:

Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications ; Mental disorders ; Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases ; Nervous System Diseases ; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms ; Musculoskeletal Diseases ; Cardiovascular Diseases ; Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases ; Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities ; Endocrine System Diseases ; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases ; Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms ; Stomatognathic Diseases ; Infections ; Immune System Diseases ; Neoplasms ; Wounds and Injuries

COA type:

Number of Items Not reported

Mode of Administration:

Data Collection Mode:

Time for Completion: Core Language Score: 30-45 min Total assessment: variable

Response Scales: Dichotomous 4-point Likert/Likert-type Scale Other: Tasks, Checklist

Summary of Scoring:

Available scores:
- Scores by domains: Individual test raw scores are converted into normalized scale scores based on a mean of 10 and a standard deviation (SD) of 3
- Composite scores: Core Language Score (CLS); Receptive Language Index (RLI); Expressive Language Index (ELI); Language Content Index (LCI); Language Structure Index (LSI); Language Memory Index (LMI). Composite raw scores are converted into normalized scale scores based a mean of 100 and a standard deviation (SD) of 3

Weighting: No information

Sore Direction: Higher score = Better performance

Evidence of Literature Review: Yes

Evidence of Instrument Review: Yes

Evidence of Clinical or Expert Input: Yes

Evidence of concept elicitation in target patient population: Yes

Evidence of a Saturation Grid: None identified

Evidence for Selection of Data Collection Method: Yes

Recall/Observation Period:

Evidence for Selection of Reponse Options: Yes

Evidence of cognitive interviewing of draft instrument in target patient population: None identified

Evidence of Preliminary Scoring of Items and Domains: Yes

Evidence related to respondent and administrator burden: None identified

Evidence of a Conceptual Framework: None identified

Evidence of an item-tracking matrix: None identified

Evidence related to item selection: None identified

Evidence of re-testing the final version: Yes

Internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha): Yes

Evidence of internal consistency:

Test-retest Reliability (ICC):

Method: Not stated
Clinical groups: 0.72-0.90
Core&Index scores: 0.83-0.90
Was a definition of stability applied to identify stable patients: Not stated
Time frame or interval between the two administrations: Not stated
Population/Disease: Students aged5:0-21:11 years; n not stated

Inter-rater/ inter-interviewer reliability (kappa):

Inter-rater reliability
Method: Not stated
Word structure: 0.99
Formulated sentences: 0.95
Word Definitions: 0.91
Structured writing: 0.96
Population/Disease: Students aged 5:0-21:11 years; n not stated

Evidence of test-retest or inter-rater reliability: Yes

Concurrent validity (convergent, divergent):

Correlation coefficient used: Not stated
Measure: CELF-5; Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test 4th Edition (PPVT-4); Expressive Vocabulary Test, Second Edition (EVT-2)
Results: p not stated for all results
CELF-4: 0.82-0.92
PPVT-4: 0.68-0.80
EVT-2: 0.65-0.78
Population/Disease: Students aged 5:0-21:11 years; n not stated

Known-group validity:

Known-groups validity
Measure/Groups of patients: Clinical groups: Language disorder, Learning disorder, Autism; n per group not stated
A priori hypotheses: Not stated
Were hypotheses confirmed: Not applicable
Results: Differences significant at p< 0.01; exact data not stated Population/Disease: Students aged 5:0-21:11 years; n not stated

Evidence of Translatability Assessment: None identified

Evidence related to missing data: None identified

Evidence for Selection of Recall Period: None identified

Evidence of Administration Instructions and Training Provided: Yes

Evidence of concurrent validity: Yes

Evidence of known-groups validity: Yes

Evidence of ability to detect change over time: None identified

Ability to detect change (Responsiveness):

None identified

Responder Thresholds:

None identified

Evidence of responder thresholds: None identified

CELF-5 website
https://www.pearsonassessments.com/store/usassessments/en/Store/Professional-Assessments/Speech-%26-Language/Clinical-Evaluation-of-Language-Fundamentals-%7C-Fifth-Edition/p/100000705.html

None identified

None identified

Original language:
English for the USA

Translations found in PubMed:
Spanish and Swedish

Adaptations:
Dutch for the Netherlands, English for the UK, English for Australia and New Zealand, French for France, German for Germany, Spanish for Spain, Spanish for the USA
These versions are considered adaptations vs translations

Spanish:
Barragan B, Castilla-Earls A, Martinez-Nieto L, Restrepo MA, Gray S. Performance of Low-Income Dual Language Learners Attending English-Only Schools on the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals-Fourth Edition, Spanish. Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch. 2018 Apr 5;49(2):292-305

Swedish:
Andersson K, Hansson K, Rosqvist I, Lyberg Åhlander V, Sahlén B, Sandgren O. The Contribution of Bilingualism, Parental Education, and School Characteristics to Performance on the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals: Fourth Edition, Swedish. Front Psychol. 2019 Jul 17;10:1586

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CELF-5 webpage:
https://www.pearsonassessments.com/store/usassessments/en/Store/Professional-Assessments/Speech-%26-Language/Clinical-Evaluation-of-Language-Fundamentals-%7C-Fifth-Edition/p/100000705.html

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