Assessment Toolkits

Since its inception, VL2 has had an ongoing effort to develop and validate measures of ASL skill, especially those that are suitable for tracking and monitoring the development of ASL skill among young children. VL2 has also been working to adapt and modify a broad array of neurocognitive measures with ASL translations and methods suitable for both children and adults.

Here, you will find links to the tools that VL2 has supported, including a user-friendly template that can be used to customize your own ASL assessment tool for IRB-approved research projects. Ultimately VL2 envisions building a “one-stop shop" ASL assessment portal that will provide access to the tools themselves and an online means for test administration.

• ASL Receptive Skills Test (Enns) — Available for purchase from Northern Signs Research
• ASL Comprehension Test (Hauser et al) — Available online through VL2. Contact vl2@gallaudet.edu for details and access.
• ASL Phonological Awareness Test (McQuarrie) — An online administration is available from the author
• ASL & Nonlinguistic Perspective Taking Comprehension Tests (Quinto-Pozos) — Contact the author for more information.
• Beliefs and Attitudes about Deaf Education (Clark, Baker, Choi & Allen) — Scale available-free download from the VL2 website
• Visual Communication and Sign Language Checklist (Simms, Baker, & Clark; Online Version: Allen & Fernandez)

Take me to the Assessment Portal*

 

*Note: Only for registered individuals.