This webinar will explore the importance of language proficiency and dominance. We will explore the key distinctions between language proficiency and dominance, highlighting their significance in the evaluation process. Understanding this crucial first step is essential for accurate psychoeducational assessment and answering the question of difference or disorder. This webinar will examine both formal and informal tools employed to assess language proficiency.  

Co-normed, multi-language assessments, such as the Woodcock-Munoz Language Survey III, the Woodcock-Johnson IV, and the Bateria IV, play a crucial role in evaluating the language proficiency, cognitive, and academic ability of Spanish-English bilingual or Spanish-dominant students. This session will provide an in-depth explanation of the co-norming process for multi-language tests. We'll cover the importance of norming and calibration in test development and how these procedures are used to establish normative data. Participants will be equipped to make informed decisions about test selection for bilingual and Spanish evaluations. Session content is designed to be relevant to both bilingual and English-only evaluators.