BASS: Mirpuri, Punjabi and Urdu Adaptation
A culturally and linguistically appropriate adaptation

Bilingual Assessment of Simple Sentences (BASS)
An expressive language screening assessment of early sentence production for children with a Pakistani heritage background speaking Mirpuri, Punjabi or Urdu as a home language in the UK.
This is a FREE download.
Reference this resource as follows:
Pert, S., Stow, C., Warriach, Z., Brain, A., & Freeman, D. (2018). Bilingual Assessment of Simple Sentences (BASS): An expressive language screening assessment of early sentence production for children with a Pakistani heritage background speaking Mirpuri, Punjabi or Urdu as a home language in the UK. Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. https://www.rcslt.org/members/clinical-guidance/bilingualism/bilingualism-learning/bilingualism-bass/
Downloads
Pakistani heritage version for UK bilingual English-Mirpuri, Punjabi or Urdu speakers
- BASS Manual
- BASS Picture Book (Large file!)
- BASS Recording Form
- BASS Questions and Prompts
- BASS Target Sentences