A preliminary version of a computerized naming test for preschool children with language impairment

The most prevailing hypothesis regarding mechanisms behind specific language impairment today is the hypothesis of general limitations of processing capacity. Such an hypothesis can hardly be tested by available language assessment tools, especially not by instruments in use for clinical assessment...

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Published in:Logopedics, phoniatrics, vocology phoniatrics, vocology, 2000, Vol.25 (3), p.115-121
Main Authors: Sahlen, Birgitta, Radeborg, Karl, Wagner, Christina Reuterskiold, Friberg, Carolin, Rydahl, Lina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child, Preschool
Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted
Female
hesitation phenomena
Humans
Language Disorders - diagnosis
Language Disorders - epidemiology
language impairment
linguistic context
Male
naming speed
Semantics
Vocabulary
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Summary:The most prevailing hypothesis regarding mechanisms behind specific language impairment today is the hypothesis of general limitations of processing capacity. Such an hypothesis can hardly be tested by available language assessment tools, especially not by instruments in use for clinical assessment of the lexical-semantic domain in children. Reduced naming speed is by some researchers considered as a core deficit in dyslexia and a better predictor of some aspects of reading proficiency than phonological processing. The overall purpose of the present study was therefore to develop a processing dependent tool, that could capture dynamic aspects of naming; response latencies, hesitation phenomena and contextual influence. We also present data from 30 children (4-6 years old) with normal language development. We believe that, with some modifications, the naming test has a potential of becoming a processing dependent measure of naming and a necessary complement to the assessment of vocabulary skills in children with language impairment.
ISSN:1401-5439
1651-2022
DOI:10.1080/14015430050175842