Purpose: Narrative assessment is one potentially underutilized and inconsistent method
speech-language pathologists may use when considering a diagnosis of developmental …

Purpose Spoken language sample analysis (LSA) is widely considered to be a critical
component of assessment for child language disorders. It is our best window into a …

Purpose: This study examined narrative discourse in youth offenders, focusing on quality of
story retelling, story comprehension, critical thinking, and the use of complex syntax. Method …

Purpose: Prior work has identified weaknesses in commonly used indices of lexical diversity
in spoken language samples, such as type–token ratio (TTR) due to sample size and …

Oral narratives are crucial for evaluating youngsters since they reveal a plethora of
information about young children's language development. This study aimed to investigate …

All children produce non-adult-like grammatical forms (eg, omissions, substitutions) in the
process of acquiring the language (s) in their environment. Often, use of these forms is part …

«Évaluation des compétences langagières des enfants à développement typique et
atypique en situations naturelles». Les données sont recueillies dans le respect du …

Abstract Language sample analysis (LSA) represents a venerated and ecologically valid
method for diagnosing, identifying goals, and measuring progress in children with …

Purpose: Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) play an integral role in identification and
treatment of developmental language disorders (DLD). Best practices include the use of …

Children in bilingual environments have different language learning tasks than children in
monolingual environments. A child who is developing language in a monolingual …