- Administered orally; no student test booklet required
- Yields one global listening score; criterion-referenced information also available
- Linked to the ITBS, Forms K, L, and M Complete Battery through concurrent standardization
- Monitors the effectiveness of listening instruction so that the best methods and procedures can be identified and supported at the early grades
- Provides a model that will help teachers and students become more aware of the importance of good listening strategies and habits