The SAPSS is a well standardized, norm-referened assessment of a child's ability to perceive auditory information. The three subtests include Auditory Word Discrimination, Auditory Figure Ground, and Auditory Filtered Words. Each subtests is an important component of Auditoryperception, auditory processing and language skills.
The SAPSS is helpful in diagnosing children with learning disabilities, auditory-perceptual deficiencies, and auditory disorders. An Auditory reception subtest individually. All three subtests can be combined into a total Standard Score and percentile rank.