Assessing comprehension of spoken language in nonspeaking children with cerebral palsy: Application of a newly developed computer-based instrument

AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 97-107

  Geytenbeek, Joke J M ^a   Heim, Margriet M J ^b   Vermeulen, R Jeroen ^a   Oostrom, Kim J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Complex communication needs; Language comprehension; Language test; Severe speech and language disorders

Indexed keywords

CEREBRAL PALSY; COMPLEX COMMUNICATION NEEDS; COMPUTER-BASED INSTRUMENTS; CONVERGENT VALIDITY; LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTING; MOTOR IMPAIRMENTS; PRELIMINARY DATA; SPOKEN LANGUAGES; TEST RESULTS;

COMPUTER TESTING; HANDICAPPED PERSONS; HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING; INSTRUMENT TESTING; INSTRUMENTS; SPEECH; SPEECH COMMUNICATION; SPEECH RECOGNITION; STANDARDIZATION;

LINGUISTICS;

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; COMPUTER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LANGUAGE TEST; MALE; MUTISM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPREHENSION; COMPUTERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; MUTISM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 77952931923     PISSN: 07434618     EISSN: 14773848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07434618.2010.482445     Document Type: Article

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