Assessing the language of Aboriginal Canadian children Alice Eriks-Brophy. [electronic resource] : towards a more culturally valid approach /
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ArticlePublication details: 2014Description: 1 online resource (p. 152-173) : digital, PDF fileSubject(s): Children -- Language -- Testing | Language acquisitionOnline resources: Full text
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Canadian Journal of Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology Vol. 38, no. 2 (2014), p. 152-173Abstract: This article discusses questions and issues to be considered when conducting language assessments with Canadian Aboriginal children. Commonly used assessment practices that range from standardized testing to child-centered approaches, along with their strengths and limitations and evidence that might support or call into question their continued use with Aboriginal children are presented. Suggestions for the development of promising assessment practices and approaches for these children are proposed that might better represent the communication abilities and capture the existing needs of Canadian Aboriginal children.
This article discusses questions and issues to be considered when conducting language assessments with Canadian Aboriginal children. Commonly used assessment practices that range from standardized testing to child-centered approaches, along with their strengths and limitations and evidence that might support or call into question their continued use with Aboriginal children are presented. Suggestions for the development of promising assessment practices and approaches for these children are proposed that might better represent the communication abilities and capture the existing needs of Canadian Aboriginal children.
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