Test of Early Communication and Emerging Language (TECEL)
Ages: 2 weeks to 24 months (standard scores, percentiles, and age equivalents); older children, adolescents and adults who have language
delays (age equivalents only)
Testing Time: 15 to 45 minutes
Administration: Individual observation and/or parent/caregiver interview
Complete Kit: Examiners’ Manual, Picture Plates, 25 Examiner Record Booklets, 25 Informal Assessment and Intervention Plans and an
Object Kit, all in a sturdy storage box.
The Test of Early Communication and Emerging Language (TECEL) assesses the earliest communication behaviors and emerging language abilities in infants and toddlers up to 24 months old. It is well-constructed, reliable, practical, research-based, and theoretically sound. The TECEL is a revision and standardization of Mary Blake Huer's Nonspeech Test, a well-regarded assessment used with both typically developing young children and with older individuals with moderate-to-severe language delays.
