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Abstract:
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There is a documented need for appropriate language assessment measures for
Spanish -English bilingual school -age children in the United States . The Bilingual English
Spanish Assessment - Middle Extension (BESA -ME ) , the Test of Narrative Language
(TNL ) , and the Test of Narrative Language - Spanish experimental version (Spanish TNL )
were administered to 129 children ranging in age from 7 ;0 to 8 ;11 . Convergence between
the measures was examined . The results indicated a strong correlation between
measures , as well as significant correlation between each measure and children’s ability
level (i .e . classification as typically developing or with language impairment ) . These
results present the BESA -ME and the TNL in Spanish and English as promising tools to
assess language impairment in a population that traditionally has been a challenge to
evaluate . |