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Heilmann, John; DeBrock, Lindsay; Riley-Tillman, T. Chris – American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the reliability of, and sources of variability in, language measures from interviews collected from young school-age children. Method: Two 10-min interviews were collected from 20 at-risk kindergarten children by an examiner using a standardized set of questions. Test-retest reliability…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Structured Interviews, Reliability, Kindergarten
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Wolfe, Donna L.; Heilmann, John – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2010
There is considerable debate regarding the simplification of adults' language when talking to young children with expressive language delays (ELD). While simplified input, also called telegraphic speech, is used by many parents and clinicians working with young children, its use has been discouraged in much of the clinical literature. In addition…
Descriptors: Expressive Language, Language Impairments, Young Children, Stimulation