A review* of bilingual tests named BESA as one of two tests receiving highest ratings!

Congratulations to the BESA authors!!

(*by McLeod and Verdon, American Journal of Speech Language Pathology, 2014) 




 

BIOS and ITALK surveys (included in the kit) help determine the child's exposure to and use of English and Spanish at home and at school.  The surveys can be used with other tests or at intake in clinic settings. 


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Your BESA kit includes:

Manual, Test Plates in easel-back flip book, 20 Spanish Protocols, 20 English Protocols, 20 each of BIOS and ITALK language survey forms. Components may be ordered separately, too.

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BESA provides reliable assessment of language development in Spanish-English bilingual children (ages 4:0 through 6:11). Individual subtests for phonology, morphosyntax, and semantics are normed separately, so you may use each individually, or together. 

Results are reported as scaled scores, standard scores, and percentile ranks. Detailed score interpretation is provided in the manual. 

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​BESA differentiates limited English exposure from any underlying language impairment that may impede learning of either language. 

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BESA was designed specifically for the bilingual client and was normed with a national sample that includes 16 dialects.


Complete BESA kit is only $550*; 

plus 10% shipping / handling

(CA RESIDENTS ADD TAX)


​​​​BESA: 

  BILINGUAL ENGLISH SPANISH ASSESSMENT

        BY

Elizabeth D. Peña, PhD, CCC-SLP
 Vera F. Gutiérrez-Clellen, PhD, CCC-SLP
 Aquiles Iglesias, PhD, CCC-SLP
 Brian A. Goldstein, PhD, CCC-SLP
 Lisa M. Bedore, PhD, CCC-SLP