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    Narrative assessment for cantonese-speaking children

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    Authors
    To, C.
    Stokes, Stephanie
    Cheung, H.
    T'sou, B.
    Date
    2010
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    To, Carol Kit-Sum and Stokes, Stephanie F. and Cheung, Hin-Tat and T'sou, Benjamin. 2010. Narrative assessment for Cantonese-speaking children. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research. 53 (3): pp. 648-669.
    Source Title
    Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research (JSLHR)
    DOI
    10.1044/1092-4388(2009/08-0039)
    ISSN
    15589102
    School
    School of Psychology
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/7435
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Background: This study examined the narrative skills of Cantonese-speaking school-age children to fill a need for a normative language test for school-age children. Purpose: To provide a benchmark of the narrative skills of Cantonese-speaking children; to identify which of the microstructure components was the best predictor of age; and to determine the diagnostic accuracy of the test components. Method and Procedure: Data were collected from 1,120 Cantonese-speaking children between the ages of 4;10 (years;months) and 12;01, using a story-retell of a 24-frame picture series. Four narrative components (syntactic complexity, semantic score, referencing, and connective use) were measured. Outcomes and Results: Each measure reflected significant age-related differences in narrative ability. Regression analyses revealed that vocabulary and syntactic complexity were the best predictors of grade. All measures showed high sensitivity (86%–94%) but relatively low specificity (60%–90%) and modest likelihood ratio (LR) values: LR+ (2.15–9.42) and LR– (0.07–0.34).Conclusion and Implications: Narrative assessment can be standardized to be a reliable and valid instrument to assist in the identification of children with language impairment. Syntactic complexity is not only a strong predictor of grade but was also particularly vulnerable in Cantonese-speaking children with specific language impairment. Further diagnostic research using narrative analysis is warranted.

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