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Identification of language-impaired children on the basis of rapid perception and production skills
Discriminant function analysis was used to determine whether performance on temporal perception and production tasks alone could correctly classify children as language-impaired or normal. The analysis identified six variables, all of which assessed temporal perceptual and production abilities, whic...
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Published in: | Brain and language 1985-07, Vol.25 (2), p.314-322 |
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Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | Discriminant function analysis was used to determine whether performance on temporal perception and production tasks alone could correctly classify children as language-impaired or normal. The analysis identified six variables, all of which assessed temporal perceptual and production abilities, which taken in combination correctly classified 98% of participating subjects. None of these variables assess the higher-level linguistic abilities (semantic, syntactic, pragmatic) that have classically been considered to be deficient in language-impaired children, or have been used to diagnose them clinically. |
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ISSN: | 0093-934X 1090-2155 |
DOI: | 10.1016/0093-934X(85)90087-2 |