VALIDITY OF THE CELF-R, TONI, AND SIT FOR CHILDREN REFERRED FOR AUDITORY PROCESSING PROBLEMS

Recent changes in legislation for persons with disabilities have led t o an increased focus on Central Auditory Processing problems. Test sco res from the Clinical Evaluation of Language Functioning-Revised (CELF -R), Test of Nonverbal Intelligence (TONI), and the Slosson Intelligen ce Test (SIT) obtained from folders of 40 clients referred for auditor y processing problems were analyzed to ascertain the validity of using these tests with a population on which these tests were not normed. A ll tests and subscales were correlated significantly. Even so, mean di fferences were present, with one exception, on comparisons of test sco res. Moreover, females obtained significantly higher scores on the TON I than did males. Our findings generally support the validity of using these tests with a Central Auditory Processing sample.