The psychometric status of child language assessment tools in South Africa's official languages.

The review counted each language version separately, which can make the number of available tools look larger than the number of tools that are actually ready. Several tools had no reported reliability or validity values, so the paper could not verify their readiness. Some statements about ongoing norming and validation rely on personal communication rather than published data. The review excluded tools that assess speech, pre-literacy, broad development, or were only informally adapted, so it does not describe every instrument a therapist might encounter.

This article was prepared with financial assistance from the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources and the National Research Foundation of South Africa. The authors stated that the opinions and conclusions are theirs and that the funders accept no liability.

Do not conclude that South African therapists have enough ready child language tests because 39 language versions are listed. The review says that count is overly positive; only four tools are validated without norming or renorming, and none are currently normed.