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Loakes, Deborah; Moses, Karin; Simpson, Jane; Wigglesworth, Gillian – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2012
This article reports on the development and piloting of a vocabulary recognition test designed for Indigenous Australian children. The research is both application oriented and development oriented. The aims of the article are to determine how well the test is used as a test instrument and the extent to which children recognize vocabulary items in…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Foreign Countries, Language Skills, Word Recognition
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Infantino, Josephine; Hempenstall, Kerry – Australasian Journal of Special Education, 2006
This case study examined the effects of a parent-presented Direct Instruction decoding program on the reading and language skills of a child with high functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder. Following the 23 hour intervention, reading comprehension, listening comprehension and fluency skills improved to grade level, whilst statistically significant…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Listening Comprehension, Reading Difficulties, Intervention