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Peña, Elizabeth D.; Bedore, Lisa M; Lugo-Neris, Mirza J.; Albudoor, Nahar – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2020
Children with Developmental language disorder (DLD) have particular difficulty learning language despite otherwise general normal development. When school age bilingual children struggle with language, a common question is if the difficulties they present reflect lack of ability or lack of language experience. To address the question of…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Language Impairments, Accuracy, Spanish
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Pratt, Amy S.; Anaya, Jissel B.; Ramos, Michelle N.; Pham, Giang; Muñoz, Miriam; Bedore, Lisa M.; Peña, Elizabeth D. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2022
Purpose: Our proof-of-concept study tested the feasibility of virtual testing using child assessments that were originally validated for in-person testing only. Method: Ten adult-child dyads were assigned to complete both in-person and virtual tests of language, cognition, and narratives. Child participants fell between the ages of 4 and 8 years;…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Language Tests, Intelligence Tests, Narration
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Fiestas, Christine E.; Lugo-Neris, Mirza J.; Pratt, Amy S.; Peña, Elizabeth D.; Bedore, Lisa M. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2021
This pilot study evaluates the feasibility of an integrated intervention titled "Language and Literacy Together" developed to target semantic and narrative skills in bilingual children at risk for developmental language disorder (DLD). Thirteen first-grade bilingual children who scored in the risk range for DLD on the Bilingual English…
Descriptors: Spanish, Language Impairments, Transfer of Training, Literacy