Measures and References: Oral Communication Skills

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Measures

Numerous measures exist to gain a full picture of a student's learning strengths and challenges. Following are examples of measures used to assess this Learner Factor. These measures should be administered and interpreted by experienced professionals.

Expressive One-Word Picture Vocabulary Test-Fourth Edition (Martin & Brownell, 2011): The measure assesses expressive vocabulary for all age groups.

References

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