FREE School-Age Language Screener

Language Lounge School-Age Language Screener | Grades 4–12

A free, easy-to-administer language screening resource designed for school-based speech-language pathologists.

This informal, criterion-referenced screener provides a quick snapshot of selected receptive and expressive language skills to help clinicians identify potential areas for additional support or assessment.

What’s Included:

✓ Form A — Grades 4–6

✓ Form B — Grades 7–12

✓ Clinician Quick Guide with administration, scoring, and interpretation guidance

Six Language Areas:

• Vocabulary & Semantic Relationships

• Multiple-Meaning Words

• Figurative & Nonliteral Language

• Compare & Contrast

• Listening Comprehension

• Verbal Reasoning & Expression

Resource Features:

✓ Approximately 10–15 minutes to administer (target)

✓ Simple 0–2 scoring system

✓ 44 possible points

✓ Functional, age-appropriate language tasks

✓ Original listening passages

✓ Ink-friendly, printable forms

✓ Guidance for interpreting performance by language domain

Designed for SLPs and appropriately supervised SLPAs, subject to applicable regulations.

Important: This is an informal screening resource, not a standardized or diagnostic assessment. Results should be interpreted alongside educational performance, clinical observations, and other relevant information.

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