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Direct linkCasby, Michael W. – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2011
Mean length of utterance (MLU) is a frequently used measure of the expressive language of young children. The suggested conventional, contemporary, clinical practice is to calculate it from a language sample of a minimum of 50 to 100 contiguous intelligible utterances. This practice places considerable strain on professionals working with young…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Young Children, Expressive Language, Developmental Delays
