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Direct linkPotratz, Jill R. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2022
Purpose: Mean length of utterance (MLU) is one of the most widely reported measures of syntactic development in the developmental literature, but its responsiveness in young school-age children's language has been questioned, and it has been shown to correlate with nonsyntactic measures. This study tested the extent to which MLU shows measurement…
Descriptors: Measurement, Speech, Speech Impairments, Language Impairments
Katrina Fulcher-Rood; Anny Castilla-Earls – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2023
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare child language assessment practices of speech-language pathologists (SLPs) working in school and non-school settings to determine if their place of employment impacts the diagnostic decision-making process. Method: School-based SLPs (e.g., direct service providers employed in preschool and/or K-12…
Descriptors: Child Language, Speech Language Pathology, Language Tests, Allied Health Personnel
Pezold, Mollee J.; Imgrund, Caitlin M.; Storkel, Holly L. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2020
Purpose: Although language sample analysis is widely recommended for assessing children's expressive language, few school-based speech-language pathologists routinely use it, citing a lack of time, resources, and training (Pavelko, Owens, Ireland, & Hahs-Vaughn, 2016). The purpose of this clinical tutorial is (a) to describe options for…
Descriptors: Computer Use, Preschool Children, Child Language, Language Usage
Roberts, Jenny A.; Altenberg, Evelyn P.; Hunter, Madison – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2020
Purpose: The results of automatic machine scoring of the Index of Productive Syntax from the Computerized Language ANalysis (CLAN) tools of the Child Language Data Exchange System of TalkBank (MacWhinney, 2000) were compared to manual scoring to determine the accuracy of the machine-scored method. Method: Twenty transcripts of 10 children from…
Descriptors: Syntax, Scoring, Computational Linguistics, Child Language
Karem, Rachel Wright; Washington, Karla N.; Crowe, Kathryn; Jenkins, Alyssa; Leon, Michelle; Kokotek, Leslie; Raisor-Becker, Lesley; Westby, Carol – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this scoping review was to identify current measures used to evaluate the language abilities of multilingual preschoolers within the framework of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health--Children and Youth Version (ICF-CY; World Health Organization, 2007). Method: This review adhered to…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Preschool Children, Semantics, Child Language
Overton, Courtney; Baron, Taylor; Pearson, Barbara Zurer; Ratner, Nan Bernstein – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2021
Purpose: Spoken language sample analysis (LSA) is widely considered to be a critical component of assessment for child language disorders. It is our best window into a preschool child's everyday expressive communicative skills. However, historically, the process can be cumbersome, and reference values against which LSA findings can be…
Descriptors: Child Language, Black Dialects, Preschool Children, Oral Language
Laurie, Anne; Pesco, Diane – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2023
Purpose: Speech-language pathologists need tools that can accurately estimate bilingual children's language abilities and thus help avoid misdiagnoses. This study addresses this need by investigating the accuracy of a novel curriculum-based dynamic assessment of narratives in distinguishing bilingual children with language difficulties (LDs) from…
Descriptors: Curriculum Based Assessment, Diagnostic Tests, Bilingual Students, Elementary School Students
Altenberg, Evelyn P.; Roberts, Jenny A.; Scarborough, Hollis S. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2018
Purpose: The Index of Productive Syntax (IPSyn; Scarborough, 1990) is widely used to measure syntax production in young children. The goal of this article is to promote greater clarity and consistency in machine and hand scoring by presenting a revised version of the IPSyn (IPSyn-R) and comparing it with the original IPSyn (IPSyn-O). Method:…
Descriptors: Syntax, Comparative Analysis, Child Language, Nouns
McDaniel, Jena; Krimm, Hannah; Schuele, C. Melanie – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2023
Purpose: We explore the extent to which speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are operating under assumptions about speech, language, and literacy that are not supported by evidence or are contradicted by evidence. Method: SLPs (N = 106) marked the degree to which they endorsed or rejected four true and 11 myth (i.e., false) statements on a visual…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel, Counselor Attitudes, Misconceptions
Owens, Robert E.; Pavelko, Stacey L. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2020
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to document whether mean length of utterance[subscript SUGAR] (MLU[subscript S]), total number of words (TNW), clauses per sentence (CPS), and/or words per sentence (WPS) demonstrated age-related changes in children with typically developing language, aged 7;0-10;11 (years;months). Method: Participants were…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Sentences, Grammar, Language Usage
Fulcher-Rood, Katrina; Castilla-Earls, Anny; Higginbotham, Jeff – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2019
Purpose: The current study used a case review diagnostic assessment task to examine the diagnostic decisions speech-language pathologists (SLPs) working in the United States made after reviewing child language cases. Method: Fourteen SLPs were given 5 case studies that presented either congruent or incongruent results between standardized testing…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Clinical Diagnosis, Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel
Obeid, Rita; Brooks, Patricia J. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2018
Purpose: We aimed to determine whether individual differences in manual dexterity are associated with specific language skills (nonword repetition, receptive vocabulary, and receptive grammar) after controlling for nonverbal abilities (visual-spatial working memory and intelligence). Method: We assessed manual dexterity using the pegboard task and…
Descriptors: Correlation, Language Skills, Psychomotor Skills, Child Language
Mills, Monique T.; Moore, Leslie C.; Chang, Rong; Kim, Somin; Frick, Bethany – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2021
Purpose: In this mixed-methods study, we address two aims. First, we examine the impact of language variation on the ratings of children's narrative language. Second, we identify participants' ideologies related to narrative language and language variation. Method: Forty adults listened to and rated six Black second-grade children on the quality…
Descriptors: African American Children, Language Usage, Story Telling, Language Variation
Larson, Anne L.; Barrett, Tyson S.; McConnell, Scott R. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2020
Purpose: This study was conducted in a large Midwestern metropolitan area to examine the language environments at home and in center-based childcare for young children who are living in poverty. We compared child language use and exposure in the home and childcare settings using extended observations with automated Language Environment Analysis to…
Descriptors: Linguistic Input, Interaction, Family Environment, Child Care Centers
Short, Elizabeth J.; Schindler, Rachael Cooper; Obeid, Rita; Noeder, Maia M.; Hlavaty, Laura E.; Gross, Susan I.; Lewis, Barbara; Russ, Sandra; Manos, Michael M. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2020
Purpose: Play is a critical aspect of children's development, and researchers have long argued that symbolic deficits in play may be diagnostic of developmental disabilities. This study examined whether deficits in play emerge as a function of developmental disabilities and whether our perceptions of play are colored by differences in language and…
Descriptors: Child Language, Language Role, Play, Children
