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The Understanding of Complex Syntax in Children from 5 to 9 Years, Using a Novel Assessment Approach -- The Test of Complex Syntax-Electronic (TECS-E)
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Pauline Frizelle; Ana Oliveira-Buckley; Tricia Biancone; Jorge Oliveira; Paul Fletcher; Dorothy V. M. Bishop; Cristina McKean – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2025
Introduction: The present study investigated English-speaking 5-9 year olds' (n = 600, normative sample) comprehension of relative, adverbial and complement clauses using the Test of Complex Syntax-Electronic (TECS-E), an online interactive assessment. with strong test-retest reliability, concurrent validity and internal consistency. Method: Using…
Descriptors: Syntax, Child Language, Young Children, Language Tests
Designing Remote Synchronous Auditory Comprehension Assessment for Severely Impaired Individuals with Aphasia
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Holly Robson; Harriet Thomasson; Matthew H. Davis – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: The use of telepractice in aphasia research and therapy is increasing in frequency. Teleassessment in aphasia has been demonstrated to be reliable. However, neuropsychological and clinical language comprehension assessments are not always readily translatable to an online environment and people with severe language comprehension or…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Severity (of Disability), Videoconferencing, Comparative Analysis
The UK C-BiLLT: Validity and Reliability of an Online Assessment of Spoken Language Comprehension for Children with Severe Motor Disorders
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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
Online Administration of Persian Diagnostic Aphasia Battery in Iranian People with Aphasia
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Sayed Mohammad Mahdi Vaghei; Mozhgan Asadi; Banafshe Mansuri – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2025
Background: Remote assessment through telehealth offers potential benefits for people with aphasia (PWA), particularly where in-person services are limited. However, its diagnostic validity in developing countries remains underexplored due to differences in infrastructure and digital literacy. Aims: To compare in-person and remote administration…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Aphasia, Indo European Languages, Adults
Spoken Language Comprehension of Phrases, Simple and Compound-Active Sentences in Non-Speaking Children with Severe Cerebral Palsy
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Geytenbeek, Joke J. M.; Heim, Margriet J. M.; Knol, Dirk L.; Vermeulen, R. Jeroen; Oostrom, Kim J. – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2015
Background Children with severe cerebral palsy (CP) (i.e. "non-speaking children with severely limited mobility") are restricted in many domains that are important to the acquisition of language. Aims To investigate comprehension of spoken language on sentence type level in non-speaking children with severe CP. Methods & Procedures…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Language Impairments, Children, Severity (of Disability)
Assessing Disordered Speech and Voice in Parkinson's Disease: A Telerehabilitation Application
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Constantinescu, Gabriella; Theodoros, Deborah; Russell, Trevor; Ward, Elizabeth; Wilson, Stephen; Wootton, Richard – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2010
Background: Patients with Parkinson's disease face numerous access barriers to speech pathology services for appropriate assessment and treatment. Telerehabilitation is a possible solution to this problem, whereby rehabilitation services may be delivered to the patient at a distance, via telecommunication and information technologies. A number of…
Descriptors: Voice Disorders, Diseases, Speech Language Pathology, Information Technology