First Advisor

Joan McMahon

Term of Graduation

Spring 1981

Date of Publication

4-21-1981

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (M.S.) in Speech Communication: Speech and Hearing Sciences

Department

Speech Communication

Language

English

Subjects

Children -- Language -- Testing

DOI

10.15760/etd.3108

Physical Description

1 online resource (3, viii, 46 pages)

Abstract

Assessment of language abilities is an integral part of accruing information on the development of concept formation and the learning of grammatical rules. The maturity and complexity of a child's language can be assessed through the use of a language sample. The sample consists of a specified number of utterances which are emitted spontaneously and then analyzed according to a given procedure.

The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a significant difference among the scores obtained from language samples of 25, 50, and 75 utterances when using the DSS procedure for ages 4.0 through 4.6 years. Twelve children, selected on the basis of chronological age, normal receptive vocabulary skills, normal hearing, and a monolingual background, participated as subjects.

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Comments

A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Speech Communication: with an emphasis in Speech Pathology/Audiology.

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Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/18106

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