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Pamela A. Hadley; Emily K. Harrington; Windi C. Krok; Tracy Preza; Emily M. Harriott; Brittany L. Manning; Lauren S. Wakschlag; Elizabeth S. Norton – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2025
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the construct validity of three sentence-focused diversity measures, intransitive verb diversity, transitive verb diversity, and third person (3P) subject diversity, using two methods: (a) group differentiation of late-talking (LT) toddlers from peers with typically developing (TD) language and…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Construct Validity, Sentences, Diversity
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Li Wang; Xin Qi; Ziyan Meng; Meiyu Xiang; Zhuoqing Li; Sitong Zhang; Longyun Hu; Hoyee W. Hirai; Carol K. S. To; Patrick C. M. Wong – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2025
Purpose: Assessing social communication and measuring its changes among young autistic children presents significant challenges, particularly when tracking intervention effects within short timeframes. Existing measures, mostly validated in Western contexts, may not be suitable for culturally diverse populations. Addressing this gap, the Social…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Preschool Children, Interpersonal Communication, Communication Skills
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Lindsay Pennington; Lily Potts; Janice Murray; Johanna Geytenbeek; Kate Laws; Jenefer Sargent; Michael Clarke; John Swettenham; Julie Lachkovic; Catherine Martin; Elaine McColl – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2025
Background: Current UK measures of early spoken language comprehension require manipulation of toys and/or verbal responses and are not accessible to children with severe motor impairments. The Computer-Based Instrument for Low motor Language Testing (C-BiLLT) (originally validated in Dutch) is a computerized test of spoken language comprehension…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Motor Development, Psychomotor Skills