Index of Productive Syntax for Children Who Speak African American English

Autor/inn/en	Oetting, Janna B.; Newkirk, Brandi L.; Hartfield, Lekeitha R.; Wynn, Christy G.; Pruitt, Sonja L.; Garrity, April W.
Titel	Index of Productive Syntax for Children Who Speak African American English
Quelle	In: Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 41 (2010) 3, S.328-339 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0161-1461
DOI	10.1044/0161-1461(2009/08-0077)
Schlagwörter	Dialects; Syntax; Language Impairments; Item Analysis; North American English; Black Dialects; Child Language; Test Validity; Comparative Analysis; Mothers; Educational Attainment; Age Differences; Young Children; Measurement Techniques; African American Children + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Dialect; Dialekt; Speech disorder; Speech disorders; Speech disabilities; Speech disability; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Speech impairment; Speech impairments; Language handicaps; Sprachbehinderung; Itemanalyse; Amerikanisches Englisch; 'Children''s language'; Kindersprache; Testvalidität; Mother; Mutter; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Frühe Kindheit; Messtechnik; African Americans; Child; Children; Afroamerikaner; Kind; Kinder
Abstract	Purpose: The validity of the Index of Productive Syntax (IPSyn; Scarborough, 1990) for children who speak African American English (AAE) was evaluated by conducting an item analysis and a comparison of the children's scores as a function of their maternal education level, nonmainstream dialect density, age, and clinical status. Method: The data were language samples from 62 children; 52 of the children were between the ages of 4 and 6 years and were classified as developing typically, and 10 were 6 years old with specific language impairment (SLI). Results: All IPSyn items were produced by at least 1 child, and 88% of the items were produced by 50% or more of the children. The children's IPSyn scores were unrelated to maternal education level and dialect density and were visually comparable to IPSyn scores reported for children who speak mainstream English. Nevertheless, IPSyn could not be used to detect differences between the 4- to 6-year-olds based on age, nor could it be used to detect differences between the 6-year-olds with and without SLI. Conclusion: IPSyn is a valid measure for AAE speakers, but it can be insensitive to age and clinical differences between children who are over the age of 48 months. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10