What is it about?

Two grammatical tasks were created for identifying Spanish-speaking children with grammatical difficulties.

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Why is it important?

It is the first available screener for monolingual children speaking Spanish. It is fast, low-cost and effective

Perspectives

Given the high prevalence of Specific Language Impairment (SLI) in the world, it is important to identify children since very early on in Spanish-speaking countries. SLI has gone invisible given that grammatical difficulties are not easily detected. Many children with SLI struggle using language and further develop academic problems if they are not helped since preschool.

Alejandra Auza
Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea González

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This page is a summary of: Two Grammatical Tasks for Screening Language Abilities in Spanish-Speaking Children, American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, May 2018, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA),
DOI: 10.1044/2017_ajslp-17-0052.
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