| Performance of African American preschool and kindergarten students on the expressive vocabulary test. | |
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PMID: 16646217 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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PURPOSE: To examine the validity of the Expressive Vocabulary Test (EVT; K. Williams, 1997) for assessing the expressive vocabulary skills of African American students. METHOD/RESULTS: One hundred sixty-five African American preschool and kindergarten students were administered the EVT. The mean EVT score for these African American students was 96.44 (SD = 11.42), which is not appreciably lower than the standardized mean of 100 (SD=15). CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Scores were normally distributed, indicating that the EVT is culturally fair and appropriate for use with some African American preschool and kindergarten children as part of an early screening battery. The importance of culturally fair vocabulary measures is discussed relative to this population. |
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Authors:
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Shurita Thomas-Tate; Julie Washington; Holly Craig; Mary Packard |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Language, speech, and hearing services in schools Volume: 37 ISSN: 0161-1461 ISO Abbreviation: Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch Publication Date: 2006 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-05-01 Completed Date: 2006-08-28 Revised Date: 2007-11-14 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0323431 Medline TA: Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 143-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Florida State University, Department of Communication Disorders, FL 32306, USA. sthomast@fsu.edu |
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African Americans* Child Language* Child, Preschool Female Humans Language Tests Male Schools Students Vocabulary* |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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1 R01 DC 04273-04/DC/NIDCD NIH HHS |
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