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Author Miller, Jon F.

Title The clinical assessment of language comprehension / by Jon F. Miller and Rhea Paul
Published Baltimore : P.H. Brookes Pub. Co., [1995]
©1995

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Description xv, 185 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Summary During the testing process, professionals initiate enjoyable activities that motivate children to interact naturally in a warm, friendly environment. Once the child is unable to respond to the majority of the items probed, professionals end the activity and record their findings on the reproducible score sheets supplied in the manual. These assessment activities evaluate not only the literal aspects of the child's language comprehension but also the child's ability to respond to social context cues. As a result, professionals are able to obtain a more complete picture of the child's language abilities
In addition to the procedures and accompanying score sheets, this manual includes a number of features that help make language comprehension assessment simple - step-by-step instructions, concise explanations, illustrative case studies, and a useful glossary. A refreshing alternative to standardized tests, The Clinical Assessment of Language Comprehension will help speech-language pathologists and other professionals pinpoint children's comprehension abilities and turn assessments into targeted intervention programs
Building from an in-depth discussion of the theoretical issues surrounding language comprehension assessment, this volume provides 26 informal, nonstandardized procedures and activities designed to assess language comprehension in children from infancy to age 10. Assessment procedures are conveniently organized into three developmental stages: emerging language for children 8-24 months of age, developing language for children 24-60 months of age, and language for learning for children 5-10 years of age. Because these procedures can be tailored to the abilities, interests, and testing requirements of each child, they are ideal for children who are very young, who are functioning at low developmental levels, or who cannot respond typically to standardized tests
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-178) and index
Subject Language acquisition -- Testing.
Language disorders in children -- Diagnosis.
Language acquisition -- Testing.
Language acquisition.
Language disorders in children -- Diagnosis.
Language Development.
Language Tests.
Child.
Cognition.
Infant.
Language Disorders -- diagnosis.
Cognition.
Language Tests.
Language Development.
Genre/Form Catalogs.
Author Paul, Rhea.
LC no. 94035065
ISBN 1557661766