Language screening at 18-36 months: the first words and first sentences tests and the first words comprehension cards

Bill Gillham, James Boyle, Nicola Smith, Bill Cheyne

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Abstract

This paper describes the development of screening tests assessing receptive and expressive vocabulary and first word combinations which are intended to discriminate maximally amongst the bottom 15% of the age-range 18-36 months. Underlying technical and theoretical issues are discussed, which point to the powerful validity of these new tests
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)193-207
Number of pages15
JournalChild Language Teaching and Therapy
Volume11
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Jun 1995

Keywords

  • screening tests
  • vocabulary
  • first word combinations

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