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Assessing comprehension of spoken language in nonspeaking children with cerebral palsy: application of a newly developed computer-based instrument.

This paper describes the development of an instrument to assess comprehension of spoken language in children with severe cerebral palsy (CP) who cannot speak, and for whom standard language assessment measures are not appropriate due to severe motor impairment. This instrument, the Computer-Based in...

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Published in:AAC: Augmentative & Alternative Communication Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 97 - 108
Main Authors: Geytenbeek JJM, Heim MMJ, Vermeulen RJ, Oostrom KJ
Format: pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jun2010
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          Geytenbeek JJM
          Heim MMJ
          Vermeulen RJ
          Oostrom KJ
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          Cerebral Palsy
          Instrument Construction
          Speech Evaluation
          Children with Disabilities
          Child, Preschool
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          Infant
          Infant, Newborn
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          Language Disorders
          Language Tests
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          Child, Preschool: 2-5 years
          Infant: 1-23 months
          Infant, Newborn: birth-1 month
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      ab: This paper describes the development of an instrument to assess comprehension of spoken language in children with severe cerebral palsy (CP) who cannot speak, and for whom standard language assessment measures are not appropriate due to severe motor impairment. This instrument, the Computer-Based instrument for Low motor Language Testing (C-BiLLT), was administered to 42 children without disabilities (aged 14 months to 60 months) and to 18 children with severe CP (age 19 months to 71 months). Preliminary data showed that the instrument was acceptable to the children. Convergent validity was investigated by correlating C-BiLLT scores with test results on the well-established Reynell Developmental Language Scales (RDLS). Clinical implications and recommendations for future research are discussed.
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