How we measure language skills of children at scale: A call to move beyond domain-specific tests as a proxy for language.

Samuel D Calder Christopher G Brennan-Jones Monique Robinson Andrew J O Whitehouse Elizabeth Hill

Published in: International journal of speech-language pathology (2023)

Domain-specific language assessments, particularly those testing receptive vocabulary, may overestimate the language ability of children with DLD. Caution is urged when using such tests by clinicians and researchers, especially those measuring language skills of children at scale. Future directions for measuring the functional impact of DLD are presented.

Keyphrases

autism spectrum disorder
young adults
medical students