Sentence Repetition as a Tool for Screening Morphosyntactic Abilities of Bilectal Children with SLI.

ABSTRACT: The clinical significance of sentence repetition tasks (SRTs) for assessing children's language ability is well-recognized. SRT has been identified as a good clinical marker for children with (specific) language impairment as it shows high diagnostic accuracy levels. Furthermore, qualitative analysis of repetition samples can provide information to be used for intervention protocols. Despite the fact that SRT is a familiar task in assessment batteries across several languages, it has not yet been measured and validated in bilectal settings, such as Cypriot Greek, where the need for an accurate screening tool is urgent. The aims of the current study are three-fold. First, the performance of a group of (Cypriot) Greek-speaking children identified with SLI is evaluated using a SRT that elicit

SUBMITTER: Theodorou E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5723908 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature