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Language Tests

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Norm-referenced assessment; Norm-referenced testing; Standardized tests

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Language tests are designed to assess an individual’s receptive and expressive oral and written language skills in one or more of the following language domains: syntax (grammar/word order), morphology (words and word endings that add grammatical information to a sentence such as the past tense “ed”), semantics (vocabulary including words with multiple meanings as in “I’m feeling blue today”), and pragmatics (i.e., the social use of language). The purposes of language testing include (1) screening to determine if further and more comprehensive language assessment is needed; (2) diagnosis of a language disorder, impairment, or delay; (3) description of baseline functioning in one or more language domains; (4) development of individualized goals for language intervention; and (5) measurement of changes in language functioning in response to a language intervention. “See Also” below for a list of...

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  • Paul, R. (2007). Language disorders from infancy through adolescence: Assessment & intervention (3rd ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby.

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  • Sattler, J. (2008). Assessment of children: Cognitive foundations (5th ed.). La Mesa, CA: Sattler. ISBN 978-0-97026171-4-6-0.

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  1. Speech Pathology & Audiology, Miami University, 2 Bachelor Hall, Oxford, OH, 45056, USA

    Dr. Geralyn Timler

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  1. Irving B. Harris Professor of Child Psychiatry, Pediatrics and Psychology Yale University School of Medicine, Chief, Child Psychiatry Children's Hospital at Yale-New Haven Child Study Center, New Haven, CT, USA

    Fred R. Volkmar (Director, Child Study Center) (Director, Child Study Center)

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Timler, G. (2013). Language Tests. In: Volkmar, F.R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1698-3_499

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