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Journal of Speech and Hearing Research Vol.39 1284-1294 December 1996.
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A System for the Diagnosis of Specific Language Impairment in Kindergarten Children

J. Bruce Tomblin 1
Nancy L. Records 1

Xuyang Zhang 1
1 The University of Iowa Iowa City

J-TOMBLIN{at}UIOWA.EDU

A valid and reliable diagnostic standard for language impairment is required for the conduct of epidemiologic research on specific language disorder. A rationale is provided for such a diagnostic system labeled the EpiSLI system. This system employed five composite scores representing norm-referenced performance in three domains of language (vocabulary, grammar, and narration) and two modalities (comprehension and production). Children who have two or more composite scores below –1.25 standard deviations were considered as children with language disorder. The performance of the EpiSLI diagnostic system was examined on a sample of 1,502 kindergarten children and it was shown that this diagnostic system yielded results that were consistent with clinician rating and previous research results.

KEY WORDS: specific language impairment (SLI), diagnosis, epidemiology, children

Submitted on October 17, 1995
Accepted on June 8, 1996


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