For the letter "A" fluency, an examinee responded with a Spanish word ("azul").

Frequently Asked Question:

For the letter "A" fluency, an examinee responded with a Spanish word ("azul"). Is this word counted as correct or incorrect? If it is scored as incorrect, is it considered a set-loss error?

Answer:

If the examinee is sporadically providing common Spanish words (or any other language for that matter), then as long as the word fits the category, give the examinee credit for the response.

However, if a large number of non-English words are provided, the appropriateness of the D-KEFS for the examinee being tested needs to be questioned . If the examinees is not fluent in English, then examiners are advised to use extreme caution when applying the norms to the data collected from the examinee, for this subtest and all other subtests of the D-KEFS. The DKEFS normative sample consists of individuals fluent in English and may not be appropriate for an examinee who is not fluent in English.