Local norming of the test of adolescent adult language-3 in the Ottawa speech and language study

The young adult norms For the Test of Adolescent/Adult Language-3 (TOAL-3; D. Hammill et at., 1994) ore based only on individuals who pursued postseco ndary education, a restriction that renders the norms inappropriate for man y clinical and research purposes. This research note details the rationale, methods, and results of a local norming of the TOAL-3 spoken language subt ests, based on participants From the Ottawa Speech and Language Study (C. J . Johnson et al., 1999). The resulting Ottawa norms represent the Full rang e of young adult language abilities and, therefore, can be used with cautio n For some clinical and research purposes.