NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 2 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Smyk, Ekaterina; Restrepo, M. Adelaida; Gorin, Joanna S.; Gray, Shelley – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2013
Purpose: This study examined the development and validation of a criterion-referenced Spanish-English Language Proficiency Scale (SELPS) that was designed to assess the oral language skills of sequential bilingual children ages 4-8. This article reports results for the English proficiency portion of the scale. Method: The SELPS assesses syntactic…
Descriptors: Validity, Measures (Individuals), Spanish, Language Proficiency
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Miranda, Elisabeth A.; McCabe, Allysa; Bliss, Lynn S. – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1998
Investigates the discourse coherence of school-aged children with Specific Language Impairment (SLI). Children with SLI were found to be significantly impaired in the areas of topic maintenance, event sequencing, explicitness, conjunctive cohesion, and fluency. Theoretical and clinical implications of the results are discussed. (Author/ER)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Grade 3, Grammar, Language Acquisition