This article reports on the initial phase of the development of an Afrikaans-medium language
assessment instrument which can differentiate between typical language development and …

The aims of the study were to establish whether there is a correlation between the
socioeconomic background of Afrikaans-speaking children and their performance on a …

Die meeste kindertaaltoetse is op die opstellers se kennis van hoofstroom-taalvariëteite
gebaseer, wat tot wandiagnose van sprekers van niehoofstroomdialekte kan lei. Die …

This chapter discusses the impact of linguistic variation in assessment and diagnosis of
language disorders using African American English (AAE)-speaking children as a case in …

Language screenings represent an important tool for early identification of language
impairments in young children between 3 and 5 years of age. This investigation examined …

The development of language and communication skills in young children is directly related
to future academic success. Young children who are at risk for language impairment should …

The use of standardized language assessment tools with Australian Indigenous children has
been criticized for language and cultural reasons; however, this has not been tested in an …

The diagnostic problem of how validly to assess the language of children who speak
dialects different from Mainstream American English (MAE) has challenged the field of …

Working with multilingual children requires knowledge of their home/heritage culture and
language (s), norms for development of these languages in monolingual and multilingual …

Background: In speech-language pathology (SLP), there is a paucity of resources to provide
just and equitable services to South Africa's culturally and linguistically diverse population …