The Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-III  (PPVT-III –Form      ) is an individually administered, norm-referenced test in two parallel forms (Form A and B).  It is designed to measure a subject’s receptive (hearing) vocabulary for the spoken word in Standard American English. A student is asked to identify a picture from a set of four, which best represents the spoken word given by the examiner.  The responses then generate a standard score.  The mean standard score is 100 and the standard deviation is 15, therefore performances between 85 and 115 are within the average range.

      obtained a standard score of      , which is at the       percentile.  This is within the       range compared to      age peers.