Using Nonword Repetition in Vocabulary Assessment
Issue Date
2006Author
Hoover, Jill R.
Storkel, Holly L.
Publisher
Speech Pathology Association of Australia
Type
Article
Article Version
Scholarly/refereed, author accepted manuscript
Published Version
http://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/publications/jcpslpMetadata
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Standardized vocabulary tests have been criticized for their cultural/experiential biases and insensitivity to word learning differences. This review discusses the utility of supplementing the diagnostic process with a processing-based measure, such as a nonword repetition task. Nonword repetition tasks have been heralded as a more sensitive indicator of individual differences in vocabulary/word learning. Evidence on the relationship between vocabulary and nonword repetition is discussed along with a review of the currently available tests of nonword repetition. Suggestions for constructing a nonword repetition task specific to the needs of individual clinicians are offered.
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This is the author's accepted manuscript. The original is available at http://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/publications/jcpslp
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Hoover, J.R. & Storkel, H.L. (2006). Using nonword repetition in vocabulary assessment. ACQuiring Knowledge in Speech, Language, and Hearing, 8, 106-109. http://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/publications/jcpslp
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