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Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools Vol.23 34-42 January 1992.
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Parent-Child Comparative Analysis

A Criterion-Referenced Method for the Nondiscriminatory Assessment of a Child Who Spoke a Relatively Uncommon Dialect of English

Sandra L. Terrell 1
Karen Arensberg 2

Melinda Rosa 3
1 University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
2 Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Health Unit, Guelph, Ontario
3 Pojoaque Valley Schools, Pojoaque, New Mexico

This paper describes a criterion-referenced method that was developed to assess the speech and language of a girl, age 4 years, 8 months, whose parents spoke English that was greatly influenced by their native Nigerian language. The method, called Parent-Child Comparative Analysis (PCCA), consisted of administering an identical battery of tests to both father and child and then interpreting the child's performance in relation to that of the father's. Normal age-level expectations for various linguistic structures also influenced interpretation. Results indicated that the child's articulation skills were mildly delayed for her age and dialect and that she had a moderate disorder in several language areas. Suggestions and limitations of the PCCA are provided for clinicians who may wish to use this method for assessing persons who speak an uncommon or unfamiliar dialect of English and/or when information about the normal patterns of a dialect is unavailable.

KEY WORDS: criterion-referenced, nondiscriminatory, dialect, assessment, culture

Submitted on February 16, 1990
Accepted on April 16, 1990


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