Standardized Measures Used Regularly by Speech-Language Pathologists when Assessing the Language Abilities of School-Aged Children: A Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This study examined speech-language pathologist (SLP)'s use of standardized language measures when assessing school-aged children.

Method

A total of 335 SLPs provided information in a web-based survey regarding the standardized language measures they use for school-aged children. SLPs were asked to identify the domains targeted, purposes of use, and reasons for which regularly used standardized measures were chosen for use.

Results

Findings indicated that SLPs collectively use many standardized measures, although only a small number are used regularly. SLPs reported using standardized measures to assess domains that measures are not ideally designed for and for purposes that the measures are not ideally suited to assessing. SLPs reported selecting diagnos

SUBMITTER: Denman D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10614266 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature