Examining the Impact of Sample Length on the Reliability of Narrative Retell Language Samples

It appears that shorter narrative retells elicited from a complex model have the possible advantage of taxing a student's language ability, potentially yielding more complex language from a child. Academically relevant information can be gathered from a brief narrative retell elicited from a complex model. Consequently, the CUBED NLM subtest, which can be administered and scored in approximately 2 min, provides a clinically efficient, less cumbersome, and academically relevant language sample for clinicians.