This article reviews and discusses existing sign language assessment instruments and
those that are still under development. There are three groupings of sign language …

Given the current lack of appropriate assessment tools for measuring deaf children's sign
language skills, many test developers have used existing tests of other sign languages as …

We describe the procedures for constructing an instrument designed to evaluate children's
proficiency in American Sign Language (ASL). The American Sign Language Proficiency …

This chapter reviews the issues involved in assessing skills in American Sign Language
(ASL) and discusses recent attempts to develop standardized measures of ASL skills. The …

The purpose of this chapter is two-fold: to illuminate the importance of assessment in the
context of language acquisition of deaf individuals, specifically children, and to provide a …

There is a current need for reliable and valid test instruments in different countries in order to
monitor deaf children's sign language acquisition. However, very few tests are commercially …

Despite the current need for reliable and valid test instruments to monitor the sign language
acquisition of Deaf children in different countries, very few tests offering strong evidence for …

Signed languages continue to be a key element of deaf education programs that incorporate
a bilingual approach to teaching and learning. In order to monitor the success of bilingual …

Despite efforts by both US and Canadian Deaf education practitioners, the development of
an American Sign Language (ASL) curriculum and related assessments has proceeded by …

This study describes the adaptation process of a vocabulary knowledge test for British Sign
Language (BSL) into American Sign Language (ASL) and presents results from the first …