Adaptation of a Screening Test for Bilingual and Bidialectal Populations.

Norris, Marylee K.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1989

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Adaptation of a Screening Test for Bilingual and Bidialectal Populations.

Norris, Marylee K.; And Others

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, v20 n4 p381-90 Oct 1989

An adaptation of the Hannah-Gardner Test of Verbal and Nonverbal Language Functioning was developed to be used in screening the language skills of 540 low-income Black, English-dominant Hispanic, and Anglo preschool children. The procedures used to calculate local norms and other issues involved in screening minority populations are discussed. (Author/JDD)

Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Handicap Identification, Learning Disabilities, Limited English Speaking, Local Norms, Minority Group Children, Nonstandard Dialects, Nonverbal Ability, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Screening Tests, Test Norms, Testing Problems, Verbal Ability

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Practitioners; Researchers

Language: English

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