Psycholinguistic Evaluation:
Evaluation methods included direct observation, record review, videotape
analysis, parent interview, and the Vineland Adaptive Behavioral Scale,
Second Edition. Additional methods to evaluate early language
development included the sentence verification task and the Peabody
Picture Vocabulary Test. The parents were administered the Vineland
Adaptive Behavioral Scale. Unfortunately, the subject was not compliant
to participate in this test.
Test of Early Language Development-Second Edition is a standardized
psycholinguistic instrument which measures language ability between the
ages of newborn and eight years of age. The Sentence Verification Task
evaluated comprehension of children with limited productive skills by
presenting sentences orally and asking for the judgment of the truth of
the sentence. The Peabody Picture Vocabulary test is a standardized
psycholinguistic instrument which presents four pictures and asks the
child to identify one from the group.