About the Measure
| Domains | Language |
| Subscales | Not examined |
| Target Construct | Oral language: Receptive and expressive language skills. Literacy: Reading comprehension and writing skills |
| Description | Norm-referenced, OWLS is designed to assist professionals in identifying children with difficulties, planning appropriate instruction and monitoring progress over time. |
| Test Authors | Carrow-Woolfolk, E. |
| Publisher | Pearson (1996) |
| Psychometry | Not evaluated as no UK norms |
| Implementation | Not evaluated as no UK norms |
Implementation details
| Respondent | Not examined |
| Prior knowledge Required | Not examined |
| Scoring | Not examined |
| Time | Not examined |
| Age | 3 years to 21 years and 11 months |
Psychometric details
| UK norms | NO: EXCLUDED |
| Norm / Criterion referenced | Norm referenced |
| Standardisation sample | 2123 |
| Reliability | Not examined |
| Criterion validity | Not examined |
| Construct validity | Not examined |
| Concurrent validity | Not examined |