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

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Title:	Convergence of two language assessment measures with ability in school-age Spanish-English bilingual children
Author:	Johnston, Lia Marie
Abstract:	There 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.
Department:	Communication Sciences and Disorders
Subject:	Bilingual children Bilingualism English language speakers Spanish language speakers Speech disorders Language impairment Speech-language pathology
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2011-05-3161
Date:	2011-05