Convergence of two language assessment measures with ability in school-age Spanish-English bilingual children

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dc.contributor.advisorBedore, Lisa M.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBedore, Lisa M.en
dc.contributor.committeeMemberPena, Elizabeth D.en
dc.creatorJohnston, Lia Marieen
dc.date.accessioned2011-07-08T19:37:37Zen
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-11T22:22:36Z
dc.date.available2011-07-08T19:37:37Zen
dc.date.available2017-05-11T22:22:36Z
dc.date.issued2011-05en
dc.date.submittedMay 2011en
dc.date.updated2011-07-08T19:37:41Zen
dc.descriptiontexten
dc.description.abstractThere is a documented need for appropriate language assessment measures for Spanish-English bilingual school-age children in the United States. The Bilingual English Spanish Assessment- Middle Extension (BESA-ME), the Test of Narrative Language (TNL), and the Test of Narrative Language- Spanish experimental version (Spanish TNL) were administered to 129 children ranging in age from 7;0 to 8;11. Convergence between the measures was examined. The results indicated a strong correlation between measures, as well as significant correlation between each measure and children’s ability level (i.e. classification as typically developing or with language impairment). These results present the BESA-ME and the TNL in Spanish and English as promising tools to assess language impairment in a population that traditionally has been a challenge to evaluate.en
dc.description.departmentCommunication Sciences and Disordersen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.slug2152/ETD-UT-2011-05-3161en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2011-05-3161en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.subjectBilingual childrenen
dc.subjectBilingualismen
dc.subjectEnglish language speakersen
dc.subjectSpanish language speakersen
dc.subjectSpeech disordersen
dc.subjectLanguage impairmenten
dc.subjectSpeech-language pathologyen
dc.titleConvergence of two language assessment measures with ability in school-age Spanish-English bilingual childrenen
dc.type.genrethesisen

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