Measures and References: References: Communication

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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.

Curriculum Based Measurement (CBM): (McMaster et al., 2009): For younger learners, measures of letter and sentence copying, dictation, letter and sound writing, and spelling tasks help to assess Foundational Writing Skills. This measure has also been tested for more experienced early writers with extensions such as story prompts to assess idea generation.

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

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