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DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-13868
What Test Should I Use?
Publication History
Publication Date:
31 December 2001 (online)

ABSTRACT
Appropriate assessment of Hispanic children requires clinicians to have knowledge of the cultural and linguistic factors that influence the communication skills of these children. This knowledge base includes an understanding of variations in the social and linguistic characteristics of Hispanic subgroups. Knowledge of these characteristics provides clinicians with the framework necessary to conduct less biased assessments. Clinicians possessing this framework would be able to conduct assessments that take into consideration the child's social ecology and the impact of dialect, first and second language acquisition, and language loss on the child's communication skills.
KEYWORD
Speech and language assessment - Hispanic
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