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How we measure language skills of children at scale: A call to move beyond domain-specific tests as a proxy for language

The aim of this research note is to encourage child language researchers and clinicians to give careful consideration to the use of domain-specific tests as a proxy for language; particularly in the context of large-scale studies and for the identification of language disorder in clinical practice.

Citation:
Calder SD, Brennan-Jones CG, Robinson M, Whitehouse A, Hill E. How we measure language skills of children at scale: A call to move beyond domain-specific tests as a proxy for language. Int J Speech Lang Pathol. 2023

Keywords:
Developmental language disorder; The Raine Study; identification

Abstract:
The aim of this research note is to encourage child language researchers and clinicians to give careful consideration to the use of domain-specific tests as a proxy for language; particularly in the context of large-scale studies and for the identification of language disorder in clinical practice.