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The Quality of a Language Sample as a Function of Its Placement in an Assessment Battery.
Tonn, Sue; van Kleeck, Anne – Journal of Childhood Communication Disorders, 1986
In order to determine effects of different sequential placement of the expressive language sample during evaluation of young children referred for speech or languge handicap, 27 normal 3-year-olds were evaluated. Length, complexity, or spontaneity were not affected even when the sample was elicited immediately after formal tests requiring little…
Descriptors: Delayed Speech, Language Handicaps, Language Tests, Preschool Children
A Speech Screening Procedure with Three-Year-Old Children
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Fiedler, Miriam F.; And Others – Pediatrics, 1971
Perinatal histories and developmental data for the first year of life were examined for 46 children who failed a screening test for use by nonprofessional interviewers in the home situation for evaluation of language and speech development in 3-year-old children. (Author/KW)
Descriptors: Delayed Speech, Exceptional Child Research, Infants, Language Acquisition
The Test of Language Development (Told): A Validation Study.
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Wong, Bernice Y.L.; Audrey, Roadhouse – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1978
The validity of the Test of Language Development (TOLD) was investigated with normal reading, reading disabled, and language delayed children (ages seven to nine years). (DLS)
Descriptors: Delayed Speech, Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Language Acquisition
The Marginal Communicator
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Blue, C. Milton – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1975
Described are scales of communicative interaction which can be used to evaluate children who are marginal communicators (such as the retarded, emotionally disturbed, or culturally deprived) by determining at what level the child uses interactive language in various situations. (LS)
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Communication Problems, Delayed Speech, Exceptional Child Education
A Syntactic Investigation of Verbal Autistic, Mentally Retarded, and Normal Children.
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Pierce, Sandra; Bartolucci, Giampiero – 1976
The syndrome of childhood autism is typified by major abnormalities in language development, yet there are few systematic descriptions of autistic children's linguistic systems. This paper represents the beginning of a comprehensive investigation of the language of verbal autistic children and concentrates on comparing the syntax used by ten…
Descriptors: Autism, Child Language, Delayed Speech, Grammar
Use of a Mild Gain Amplifier with Preschoolers with Language Delay.
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Flexer, Carol; Hallie, Savage – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1993
This study examined effects on test-taking performance of enhancing the examiner's speech by means of an inexpensive mild gain hard-wired assistive listening device. Subjects were 11 preschoolers with mild expressive language delays. Results revealed a significant reduction in test-taking time in the amplified condition. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Audiology, Auditory Discrimination, Communication Aids (for Disabled)
DELAYED SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT, PRENTICE-HALL FOUNDATIONS OF SPEECH PATHOLOGY SERIES.
WOOD, NANCY E. – 1964
WRITTEN FOR SPEECH PATHOLOGY STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONAL WORKERS, THE BOOK BEGINS BY DEFINING LANGUAGE AND SPEECH AND TRACING THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPEECH AND LANGUAGE FROM THE INFANT THROUGH THE 4-YEAR OLD. CAUSAL FACTORS OF DELAYED DEVELOPMENT ARE GIVEN, INCLUDING CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM IMPAIRMENT AND ASSOCIATED BEHAVIORAL CLUES AND LANGUAGE…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Clinical Diagnosis, Delayed Speech, Emotional Disturbances