Assessing language skills in preschool children

JE Dockrell - Child Psychology and Psychiatry Review, 2001 - cambridge.org
… in assessing preschool children’s language development. Language is a sensitive indicator
of a range of developmental difficulties yet the accurate identification of children who are …

Selection of preschool language tests: A data-based approach

E Plante, R Vance - Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1994 - ASHA
… In other words, the selected test … of language impairment in preschool children ages 4 and
5 years. Therefore, the intended interpretation regards the presence or absence of a language

Diagnostic accuracy of two tests of preschool language

E Plante, R Vance - American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 1995 - ASHA
… This study examines the clinical accuracy of two language tests designed for use with
preschool children. They are the Structured Photographic Expressive Language TestPreschool (…

Detecting language problems: accuracy of five language screening instruments in preschool children

HME Van Agt, HA Van der Stege… - … Medicine & Child …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
… perform remarkably well in detecting language delays in preschool children. Language
delays are the most frequent developmental delays in children up to the age of 7 years. Most …

The diagnostic accuracy of four vocabulary tests administered to preschool-age children

S Gray, E Plante, R Vance, M Henrichsen - Language, Speech, and Hearing …, 1999 - ASHA
… In summary, these results do not support the use of vocabulary test scores for language
screening or identification purposes when preschool children with SLI are assessed. Although …

[PDF][PDF] Current language proficiency tests and their implications for preschool English language learners

A Esquinca, D Yaden, R Rueda - Proceedings of the 4th …, 2005 - researchgate.net
… are meant for school aged children. Because tests for prekindergarten children are not
reported in the current survey our best guess as to what language proficiency tests are used with …

Executive functions in preschool children: development and relationships with language and behavior

CBR León, NM Dias… - … Psicologia: Teoria e …, 2018 - editorarevistas.mackenzie.br
… and RW tests, especially when reported by teachers. Children with better EF also had less
behavior problems. The results confirm the importance of evaluating EF in preschool children

The diagnostic accuracy and construct validity of the Structured Photographic Expressive Language TestPreschool

KJ Greenslade, E Plante, R Vance - 2009 - ASHA
… or absence of language impairment in 4- and 5-year-old preschool children. Norm-referenced
tests are frequently used when diagnosing young children with language impairment. …

Preschool speech and language screening: A review of currently available tests

RA Sturner, TL Layton, AW Evans, JH Heller… - … of Speech-Language …, 1994 - ASHA
… In this article we critically review currently available speech and language screening tests
for first-level or mass screening of preschool children. The criteria used to evaluate tests are …

Language development and assessment in the preschool period

G Conti-Ramsden, K Durkin - Neuropsychology review, 2012 - Springer
… The use of a single measure of a language component, such … preschool children have
typical language or language … of the language abilities of preschool children. Further study …