Communication Disorders Quarterly articles from June 2005

Communication Disorders Quarterly archives from June 2005

Letter from the editor.(Early Expository Comprehension Assessment)(Editorial)
June 22, 2005... Assessment of communicative performance has always been an essential component of clinical and educational practice. Every professional is faced with the challenge of determining the current level of performance of each individual for whom...

The development of the Early Expository Comprehension Assessment (EECA): a look at reliability.
June 22, 2005... In the present study, the authors investigated the initial development of the Early Expository Comprehension Assessment (EECA) by examining its reliability. The EECA consists of a compare/ contrast passage, manipulatives to represent the...

Determining the adequacy of tests of children's language.
June 22, 2005... The author discusses five key issues related to the adequacy of tests of children's language. Within each key issue, she asks test adequacy questions, accompanied by criteria for determining adequacy. The author also reviews the information...

A guideline for applying systematic reviews to child language intervention.
June 22, 2005... This article focuses on applying systematic reviews to the Early Intervention (El) literature. Systematic reviews are defined and differentiated from traditional, or narrative, reviews and from meta-analyses. In addition, the steps involved in...

An interview with Irene Belyakov.(From the Field)(Interview)
June 22, 2005... JM: I'd like you to meet Irene Belyakov, MA, CCC-SLP, a bilingual speech-language pathologist who recently raised some provocative issues at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Convention in San Diego, California. She...

Neuropsychological aspects for evaluating learning disabilities.(Reprint)
June 22, 2005... This review surveys the empirical literature for assessments of learning problems in children from a neuropsychological perspective. An evaluation of children with learning problems must consider measures of working memory, attention, executive...

Conference calendar.
June 22, 2005... June 2006 June 24-27 * American School Counselor Association, Annual Conference * Chicago, IL * Contact: 703/683-2722; Web site: http://www.schoolcounselor.org August 2006 August 10-13, 2006 * American Psychological Association,...