PLSI: Pragmatic Language Skills Inventory James E. Gilliam, Lynda Miller

Description Ages: 5-0 through 12-11 Testing Time: 5-10 minutes Administration: Individual The Pragmatic Language Skills Inventory (PLSI) is an easy-to-use, norm-referenced rating scale designed to assess children's pragmatic language abilities. Its 45 items can be administered in only 5-10 minutes. The PLSI has three subscales: Personal Interaction Skills, assesses initiating conversation, asking for help, participating in verbal games, and using appropriate nonverbal communicative gestures. Social Interaction Skills, assesses knowing when to talk and when to listen, understanding classroom rules, taking turns in conversations, and predicting consequences for one's behavior. Classroom Interaction Skills, assesses using figurative language, maintaining a topic during conversation, explaining how things work, writing a good story, and using slang appropriately. Cut-off scores are provided for determining whether the student exhibits characteristics of a pragmatic language disorder