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The Grammatic Closure Subtest Of The Itpa As A Screening Device, Cathy Newquist
The Grammatic Closure Subtest Of The Itpa As A Screening Device, Cathy Newquist
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Identification and selection of a speech-language caseload in the school setting can be a challenging task. The initial stages of caseload selection are usually in the form of a screening procedure. Although speech-language information is gathered at that time, information about its relationship to each student's academic status is usually not obtained. Such information would be useful in a setting that requires the provision of special education services to be justified from a basis of academic need.
The Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities' (ITPA) Grammatic Closure subtest has been correlated to academic and intellectual measures through various studies. …