A guide to global language assessment : a lifespan approach / editor, Mellissa Bortz.

First edition.

[Place of publication not identified] : Routledge, 2024.

1 online resource (xxiv, 382 pages).

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Mellissa Bortz, PhD, CCC-SLP is an Assistant Professor in the Communication Science Disorders Department at St. John's University in New York. Her guiding principles are global engagement as well as diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility for all. She teaches undergraduate, graduate, and global exchange courses. Her research focuses on the development of cultural and linguistic multilingual assessment materials. Currently, she is investigating the use of translanguaging in multilingual discourse analysis for children and adults. She also advocates for the expansion of these materials as well as developing repositories for these. She is originally from South Africa where she taught, mentored students, conducted research, and worked as a clinician.

For decades, the speech-language therapy profession has expressed the need for the development of language assessment materials in languages other than English for children and adults. A Guide to Global Language Assessment: A Lifespan Approach aims to meet this need by providing comprehensive information about how to assess the language of bi- and multilingual and culturally diverse clients across the world. Featuring the viewpoints of contributors from around the world, A Guide to Global Language Assessment also boasts a complete database of available global language assessments. What's included in A Guide to Global Language Assessment: Case studies, assessment frameworks, and resources for conducting global language assessments for culturally and linguistically diverse populations An array of language assessment methods across a continuum such as ethnographic and dynamic assessments, narratives, and standardized language assessment Methods for developing local norms A Guide to Global Language Assessment: A Lifespan Approach is an essential tool for empowering current and future speech-language therapists, professors, and researchers to address global language assessment across the lifespan.

Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.

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October 04, 2024

ForewordYvette D. HyterPart I Background Chapter 1 Introduction Mellissa BortzChapter 2 The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Framework and Global Assessment Carol WestbyChapter 3 Language and Language FamiliesTobias A. Kroll and Dr. phil. Jan Wohlgemuth,Part II Methods of Assessment Chapter 4 Conducting Dynamic Assessments in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Individuals Samantha Washington and Giselle NúñezChapter 5 Ethnographic Assessment of Communication Disorders in Children Elise Davis-McFarlandChapter 6 New Directions in Language Sample Analysis for Multilingual ContextsHanna Ehlert, Jeannie van der Linde, Ulrike Lüdtke, and Juan BornmanChapter 7 Assessment of Narratives: A Global PerspectiveMarleen F. Westerveld and Carol WestbyPart III Specific Examples of Global Assessments Chapter 8 Partnering to Develop a Community-Based Measure of Expressive Language in GuatemalaLisa Domby and Maria Elizabeth JaramilloChapter 9 Drawing on Language Socialization Research to Improve Speech and Language Assessment Keziah ConradChapter 10 Identifying Developmental Communication Milestones in Western Kenya: A Community-Based Approach Monika Molnar, David K. Rochus, Rachael Gibson, Florence Omolo, and Lynn EllwoodChapter 11 Assessment of Creole Languages in the Absence of Norms: A Case Study on Guyanese Creole Sulare Telford Rose, Tamirand Nnena De Lisser, and Anna Monina M. VantaChapter 12 The Development of Standardized Language Assessments and Screeners for Mandarin-Speaking Children in China: Lessons for Global PracticeXueman Lucy Liu, Wendy Lee, Teresa Hutchings, Jill de Villiers, and Eric RolfhusChapter 13 The Use of Sentence Repetition Tasks for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Clients Across the Lifespan Mellissa Bortz and Christina ValentiPart IV Assessment of Language Disorders Chapter 14 Augmentative and Alternative Communication: It Is About Having a VoiceJuan Bornman, Carla van Nieuwenhuizen, and Lebogang SehakoChapter 15 Addressing Multicultural and Multilingual Aspects in the Assessment of Individuals With Autism Spectrum DisorderKakia Petinou, Maria Christopoulou, and Kyriakos AntoniouPart V Adult Language Assessment Chapter 16 Assessment in Aphasia: Global Perspectives Mira Goral and Elizabeth E. GallettaChapter 17 Neuropsychological Assessment in Dementia for Global Populations Avanthi Paplikar, Aparna Venugopal, and Suvarna Alladi