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Standardization Of Oral Cloze As A Language Assessment Device For Bilingual Hispanic Children, Shannon Ventuleth
Standardization Of Oral Cloze As A Language Assessment Device For Bilingual Hispanic Children, Shannon Ventuleth
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This present study was initiated to determine the feasibility of oral cloze procedures as a language screening for bilingual Hispanic students. If such a procedure were normed, and proven to be both reliable and valid, the resultant assessment device would have potential screening tool as a for determining the presence of a language disorder in the bilingual Hispanic child aged 8 through 10 years.
A review of current tests available, and a review of the literature, revealed few language tests designed specifically for and normed on bilingual Hispanic children. Tests available for bilingual Hispanic children over 7 years of age …