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Booth, Adam J.; Rodgers, Jonathan D.; Volker, Martin A.; Lopata, Christopher; Thomeer, Marcus L. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2019
This study examined psychometric characteristics of the Diagnostic Analysis of Nonverbal Accuracy--Second Edition (DANVA-2) in 121 children, ages 6 to 13 years, with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (HFASD). Internal consistency for adult and child faces subtests were 0.70 and 0.75, respectively. Immediate test-retest reliability in the…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Clinical Diagnosis, Nonverbal Communication, Children
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Park, Jisook; Miller, Carol A.; Sanjeevan, Teenu; Van Hell, Janet G.; Weiss, Daniel J.; Mainela-Arnold, Elina – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2021
Background & Aims: Given that standardized language measures alone are inadequate for identifying functionally defined developmental language disorder (fDLD), this study investigated whether non-linguistic cognitive abilities (procedural learning, motor functions, executive attention, processing speed) can increase the prediction accuracy of…
Descriptors: Identification, Language Impairments, Cognitive Ability, Psychomotor Skills
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Li, Miao; Geva, Esther; D'Angelo, Nadia; Koh, Poh Wee; Chen, Xi; Gottardo, Alexandra – Annals of Dyslexia, 2021
This study examined the sources of reading comprehension difficulties in English language learners (ELLs). The characteristics of ELL poor comprehenders were compared to their English as a first language (EL1) peers. Participants included 124 ELLs who spoke Chinese as an L1 and 79 EL1 students. Using a regression technique based on age, non-verbal…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Chinese, Native Language, English (Second Language)
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Loe, Scott A. – Psychology in the Schools, 2014
Protocols from 108 administrations of the Reynolds Intellectual Assessment Scales were evaluated to determine the frequency of examiner errors and their impact on the accuracy of three test composite scores, the Composite Ability Index (CIX), Verbal Ability Index (VIX), and Nonverbal Ability Index (NIX). Students committed at least one…
Descriptors: Intelligence Tests, Testing, Examiners, Incidence
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Girbau, Dolors – First Language, 2016
Forty native Spanish-speaking children (age 8;0-10;3), 20 with Specific Language Impairment (SLI) and 20 with Typical Language Development (TLD), received a battery of psycholinguistic tests, IQ, hearing screenings, and the Spanish Non-word Repetition Task (NRT). The children's repetition of 20 non-words was scored. The percentage of correct…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Language Impairments, Spanish Speaking, Accuracy