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The aim of this research is to adapt and standardize the "Test of Pragmatic Language-2 (TOPL-2)" measurement tool into Turkish, which was developed by Phelps-Terasaki and Phelps-Gunn (2007) to evaluate the pragmatic language skills of children aged 6-12. The study group of the research included 260 typical developed children and 52 children with developmental delay between the ages of six to twelve years attending the schools and institution chosen among 14 the primary schools and secondary schools that are affiliated to the Ministry of National Education, and special education and rehabilitation institutions in the central district of Bolu province. In the adaptation study of the test, international test adaptation principles were carefully applied. The entire sample group was included in the validity and reliability study of the test. As a result of the analysis, the reliability coefficient of the test was calculated as KR-20 .0.98, and the Cronbach alpha reliability coefficient PDT-2 as .97 for the whole scale, in PDT-2 sub-dimensions, Physical Context was calculated as .81, Audience as .95, Topic as .95, as Purpose .97, as Visual-Gestural Cues .84, as Abstractions .89. In the validity study, it was found that the test can distinguish the pragmatic language skills of children with normal development and developmental delay. As a result of item analysis, it was determined that item difficulty and item discrimination values were within acceptable limits. As a result of the study, it has been determined that the test is suitable for Turkish language and culture, has a high level of reliability and sufficient validity, and the test can be used to evaluate the pragmatic language skills of Turkish children.

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