The American Sign Language Receptive Skills Test (ASL-RST) is a developmental assessment for children, aged 3 to 13 years, learning ASL. It measures children’s understanding of ASL grammar, including number/distribution, negation, noun/verb distinction, spatial verbs (location and movement), size/shape specifiers, handling classifiers, role shift, and conditionals.

The ASL-RST consists of a vocabulary check of 20 words, 2 practice items, and a total of 42 test items, and take approximately 10-15 minutes to administer.

The ASL-RST package includes the test manual (including the reproducible score sheet); a USB (with all video and picture test stimuli); a set of 20 picture cards (for the vocabulary check); and a plastic carrying case.

*Be sure to select the ASL-RST shipping fee ($10) at checkout.

Note: Language First is the United States distributor for the ASL-RST, created by Northern Signs Research. If you would like to purchase this assessment using a purchase order (PO), please email info@language1st.org. All purchase orders must include a flat rate $10.00 shipping charge per assessment. Find out more about the assessment here.