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Brackenbury, Tim; Zickar, Michael J.; Munson, Benjamin; Storkel, Holly L. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2017
Purpose: Item response theory (IRT) is a psychometric approach to measurement that uses latent trait abilities (e.g., speech sound production skills) to model performance on individual items that vary by difficulty and discrimination. An IRT analysis was applied to preschoolers' productions of the words on the Goldman-Fristoe Test of…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Speech Tests, Item Response Theory, Screening Tests
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Storkel, Holly L. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2018
Purpose: There are a number of evidence-based treatments for preschool children with phonological disorders (Baker & McLeod, 2011). However, a recent survey by Brumbaugh and Smit (2013) suggests that speech-language pathologists are not equally familiar with all evidence-based treatment alternatives, particularly the complexity approach. The…
Descriptors: Phonological Awareness, Speech Language Pathology, Evidence Based Practice, Worksheets