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The Development and Validation of the Short Language Measure (SLaM): A Brief Measure of General Language Ability for Children in Their First Year at School
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Matov, Jessica; Mensah, Fiona; Cook, Fallon; Reilly, Sheena; Dowell, Richard – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2020
Background: There is no sufficiently accurate short-language measure that could be used by speech-language pathologists, teachers or paraprofessionals to screen young school-aged children to identify those requiring in-depth language evaluations. This may be due to poor development of the available measures, which have omitted crucial test…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Screening Tests, Test Construction, Test Validity
Investigation of the Language Tasks to Include in a Short-Language Measure for Children in the Early School Years
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Matov, Jessica; Mensah, Fiona; Cook, Fallon; Reilly, Sheena – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2018
Background: The inaccurate estimation of language difficulties by teachers suggests the benefit of a short-language measure that could be used to support their decisions about who requires referral to a speech-language therapist. While the literature indicates the potential for the development of a short-language measure, evidence is lacking about…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Referral, Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel
Subgroups in Language Trajectories from 4 to 11 Years: The Nature and Predictors of Stable, Improving and Decreasing Language Trajectory Groups
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McKean, Cristina; Wraith, Darren; Eadie, Patricia; Cook, Fallon; Mensah, Fiona; Reilly, Sheena – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2017
Background: Little is known about the nature, range and prevalence of different subgroups in language trajectories extant in a population from 4 to 11 years. This hinders strategic targeting and design of interventions, particularly targeting those whose difficulties will likely persist. Methods: Children's language abilities from 4 to 11 years…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Child Development, Language Aptitude, Longitudinal Studies