VAS

Vocabulary Assessment Scales–Expressive® and Vocabulary Assessment Scales–Receptive®

Purpose: Measures vocabulary and oral language development and provides an alternative way to assess overall intellectual ability

Format: Paper and pencil, Online scoring via PARiConnect

Age range: 2 years, 6 months to 95 years

Time: 15-20 minutes each

DETAILS:

The VAS offers an alternative measure of overall intellectual ability for students who may have difficulty with traditional IQ tests. It is a picture vocabulary test that uses modern, engaging stimuli to measure expressive and receptive language throughout the age range.

Features and Benefits

• The only picture vocabulary test that provides both an expressive/receptive score and a composite score.

• The only picture vocabulary test that provides reliable change scores.

• Requires no reading or writing and minimal motor skills.

• Features less complicated basal and ceiling rules than similar measures, so it's easier to administer and score.

• The only picture vocabulary test that uses full-color digital photographs instead of outdated line drawings.