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Norm-Referenced Standardized Assessments Norm-reference tests refer to the standardized tests that every student in each school must take during the school year. With these assessments, scores are compared to each other for varied reasons. One reason is to compare each students score to find score-based differences among the students, another is to determine where there should be improvements made to continuous instruction and learning, and finally to evaluate the instruction students have already received Popham, 2016). Another reason for norm-referenced standardized tests is to determine whether students are struggling and where they may be struggling to help get them support. Examples of norm-referenced standardized testing include:  Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT)  American College Test (ACT)  Arizona’s Academic Standards Assessment (AASA) Language Sampling Language sampling is taking a sample of what a child is saying during a conversation or while playing. When a child is playing or having a conversation, there is certain information that speech/language pathologists (SLPs) can gain about the child’s use of language. These would include the complexity of words they use, their narrative skills, and direction-following abilities (Prath, 2018). The length of the sample depends on several factors as well. The length is based on the child’s language level, their References American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). (n.d.). Module 1: What is dynamic assessment? https://www.asha.org/practice/multicultur al/dynamic-assessment/module- 1/#:~:text=Dynamic%20assessment %20is%20an%20evaluation,highly %20interactive%20and%20process %20oriented . Great Schools Partnership. (2014). Criterion-referenced test . EdGlossary.org. https://www.edglossary.org/criterion- referenced-test/ Lynch, M. (2018). What is an intelligence test? The EdVocate. https://www.theedadvocate.org/what-is- an-intelligence-test/ Popham, W. J. (2016). Standardized tests: Purpose is the point. ASCD. https://www.ascd.org/el/articles/standardi zed-tests-purpose-is-the-point Prath, S. (2018). The how and why of collecting a language sample. The ASHA Leader. https://leader.pubs.asha.org/do/10.1044/t he-how-and-why-of-collecting-a-language- sample/full/ Reed, V. A. (2018). An introduction to children with language disorders . Pearson. Assessment and Eligibility College of Education, Grand Canyon University SPD-330: Language Development with Mild to Moderate Disabilities and Disorders