LanguageScreen is a fully digital assessment for 3.5-11 year olds, that enables schools to easily assesses pupils oral language skills, track individual and whole class progress and identify those children requiring additional language support. The test is administered by teachers or teaching assistants and takes less than ten minutes per child to complete.
It takes place using a tablet or phone. Depending on the age of the child, it consists of three or four easy-to-administer tests of fundamental language skills. The adult will guide the child through the tests, following the instructions provided in the app, and discreetly mark their response correct or incorrect using the controls at the bottom of the screen. To ensure the test is appropriate for all children, the LanguageScreen assessment adapts to the age and ability of the child.
As part of the DfE-Funding, your school has full access to LanguageScreen to assess all they children in your Reception year (and beyond).
What does LanguageScreen measure?
LanguageScreen assesses four key areas of language:
Watch the video opposite to see a LanguageScreen assessment taking place.
Schools should assess their classes with LanguageScreen at the start and end of the year, so they see the progress all pupils have made throughout the year. LanguageScreen is a great complement to teacher judgement, often identifying children whose language difficulties may have been missed in the busy classroom.
We recommend that schools reassess the class before they break up for the summer. This allows a clear measure of the impact of the NELI intervention on those children receiving it. and importantly also allows teachers to understand how the oral language skills of all children have developed over the year.
We have several videos to help you get started with LanguageScreen. Click the button below to view all these.
