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An Evaluation of Standardized Tests as Tools for the Measurement of Language Development.

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Roberts, Elsa – 1970

Four tests--PPVT, ITPA, MRT, WPPSI--commonly used to measure language development in young children are evaluated by four criteria: (1) what development aspects do they claim to tap; (2) what do they actually tap; (3) what linguistic knowledge is presupposed; (4) what special problems face a non-standard English speaker. These tests are considered…

Descriptors: Kindergarten Children, Language Acquisition, Language Patterns, Language Programs