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

2. ABOUT
Oral and Written Language Scales,2ndEdition ( OWLS-ll ) was published in 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.

3. 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

4. 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. .

5. 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.

6. 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
OWLS-II/ Oral and Written Language Scales ,2nd Edition
Oral and Written Language Scales – Second Edition( OWLS-II)
www. shop.acer.edu.au/ acer-shop/OWLS
OWLS-II-Oral and Written Language Scales-Second –PRO-ED
Oral and Written Language Scales ,Second Edition (OWLS-2)
http;// Speech & Language Evaluations