The purpose of this study was to examine the validity of the "DELV-ST" by comparing it to two other screeners, the "Fluharty-2" and the "Washington-Craig Language Screener" (WCLS). The participants were 73 African American Pre-K and Head Start children, aged four- to five-years-old. Fail rates were higher than what…

By centralizing the issue of test fairness in language proficiency assessments, this study responds to a call by researchers for developing greater social responsibility in the language testing agenda. As inquiries into language attitude and psychology indicate, there is an underlying uncertainty pertaining to the validity of test use and score…