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The Cultural and Diagnostic Appropriateness of Standardized Assessments for Dual Language Learners: A Focus on Jamaican Preschoolers
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Wright Karem, Rachel; Washington, Karla N. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2021
Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the appropriateness of standardized assessments of expressive grammar and vocabulary in a sample of preschool-age dual language learners (DLLs) who use Jamaican Creole (JC) and English. Adult models from the same linguistic community as these children were used to inform culturally and…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Standardized Tests, Preschool Children, Expressive Language
African American Preschoolers' Performance on Norm-Referenced Language Assessments: Examining the Effect of Dialect Density and the Use of Scoring Modifications
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Nancy C. Marencin; Ashley A. Edwards; Nicole Patton Terry – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2024
Purpose: We investigated and compared the outcomes from two standardized, norm-referenced screening assessments of language (i.e., Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals Preschool--Second Edition [CELFP-2], Diagnostic Evaluation of Language Variation--Screening Test [DELV-ST]) with African American preschoolers whose spoken dialect differed…
Descriptors: African American Students, Preschool Children, Black Dialects, Diagnostic Tests
Performance of African American Preschool and Kindergarten Students on the Expressive Vocabulary Test
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Thomas-Tate, Shurita; Washington, Julie; Craig, Holly; Packard, Mary – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2006
Purpose: To examine the validity of the Expressive Vocabulary Test (EVT; K. Williams, 1997) for assessing the expressive vocabulary skills of African American students. Method/Results: One hundred sixty-five African American preschool and kindergarten students were administered the EVT. The mean EVT score for these African American students was…
Descriptors: African American Students, Preschool Children, Kindergarten, Young Children
Articulation Test Performances of Low-Income, African-American Preschoolers with Communication Impairments.
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Washington, Julie A.; Craig, Holly K. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1992
This study compared the responses of 28 Detroit (Michigan) low income African-American preschoolers who were speakers of Black English (BE) on the Arizona Articulation Proficiency Scale, using a standard English and a BE scoring procedure. Findings indicated that this test does not require a BE scoring adjustment for northern BE speakers.…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Black Dialects, Black Youth, Culture Fair Tests
A Preliminary Investigation of Dynamic Assessment with Native American Kindergartners.
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Ukrainetz, Teresa A.; Harpell, Stacey; Walsh, Chandra; Coyle, Catherine – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2000
This study examined dynamic assessment as a less biased evaluation procedure for assessing the language-learning ability of Native American young children (N=23) identified as either stronger or weaker language learners. Through a test-teach-test protocol, participants were taught principles of categorization. Results supported the further…
Descriptors: American Indians, Classification, Culture Fair Tests, Disability Identification
Dynamic Assessment: The Model, Its Relevance as a Nonbiased Approach, and Its Application to Latino American Preschool Children.
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Lidz, Carol S.; Pena, Elizabeth D. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1996
This article discusses the use of dynamic assessment for determining language delays in Latino American preschool children and compares dynamic with traditional assessment. Two case studies of Latino American preschool children (ages three and four) are described to illustrate the increased accuracy in student assessment by using dynamic…
Descriptors: Bias, Case Studies, Cultural Awareness, Culture Fair Tests