ORAL WRITTEN LANGUAGE SCALE 2 Presented by : Kreshonda Bonner Samantha Evans & Adesuwa Jakpa

ABOUT Oral and Written Language Scales,2ndEdition ( OWLS-ll ) was published in 2011. The author is Elizabeth Carrow –Woodfolk ,Ph.D.; OWLS-II is an individually administered ,norm referenced assessment, which measures receptive and expressive language for children and adults. OWLS-II offers a broad, accurate and coherent approach to oral and written language skills across a wide age range. The scales can be administered and interpreted by trained professional ,which include: Reading Specialist, Educational Diagnosticians ,Psychologists. All scales provide age and grade based norms. It can be administered through ages 3 to 21 for Listening Comprehension and Oral Expression Scales; and ages 5 to 21 for Reading Comprehension and Written Expression Scales.  

Components OWLS –II consist of four scales which include: Listening Comprehension Oral Expression Reading Comprehension Written Expression Each of the four scales accesses linguistic structure in : (a) Semantics (b) Syntax (c) Pragmatics (d) Supralinguists

Administration Time for Each Scale : 10 to 20 minutes for Listening Comprehension Scale 10 to 30 minutes for Oral Expression Scale 10 to 30 minutes for Reading Comprehension Scale 15 to 30 minutes for Written Expression Scale OWLS-II is administered individually All four scales can be used separately, however using all scales together provides a comprehensive score summary that identifies language deficits. OWLS –II is administered in Paper and pencil format. .

PURPOSE OWLS –II is highly beneficial in clinical, schools, and research setting .It can be used to : Identify students with learning disabilities, language disorder and other related difficulties. Identify particular strength and weakness of an individual Help with developing intervention that address possible academic problems . Monitor and record progress. Gathers data for research purpose.

Reference John Salvia , James E. Ysseldyke, and Sara Bolt (2011). Assessment in Special Education and Inclusive Education(11th Edition) Davis Drive, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning OWLS 2ND Edition-Reading Comprehension http:// www.linguisystem.com OWLS-II/ Oral and Written Language Scales ,2nd Edition http:// www.mhs.com/product.aspx Oral and Written Language Scales – Second Edition( OWLS-II) http:// www. shop.acer.edu.au/ acer-shop/OWLS OWLS-II-Oral and Written Language Scales-Second –PRO-ED http://www.proedinc.com/customer Oral and Written Language Scales ,Second Edition (OWLS-2) http;//www.therapro.com- Speech & Language Evaluations